The house on Mango Street
Call Number
- FICTION CISN (CEN, EAS, OSH)
Edition
First Vintage contemporaries edition.
Publication Information
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House Inc., 1991.
Physical Description
x, 110 pages ; 21 cm.
Audience
870 Lexile.
Summary
The story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive surroundings.
Notes
"Originally published by Arte Público Press in 1984"--Title page verso.
Contents
- The house on Mango Street
- Hairs
- Boys & girls
- My name
- Cathy queen of cats
- Our good day
- Laughter
- Gil's furniture bought & sold
- Meme Ortiz
- Louie, his cousin & his other cousin
- Marin
- Those who don't
- There was an old woman she had so many children she didn't know what to do
- Alicia who sees mice
- Darius & the clouds
- And some more
- The family of little feet
- A rice sandwich
- Chanclas
- Hips
- The first job
- Papa who wakes up tired in the dark
- Born bad
- Elenita, cards, palm, water
- Geraldo no last name
- Edna's Ruthie
- The Earl of Tennessee
- Sire
- Four skinny trees
- No speak English
- Rafaela who drinks coconut & papaya juice on Tuesdays
- Sally
- Minerva writes poems
- Bums in the attic
- Beautiful & cruel
- A smart cookie
- What Sally said
- The monkey garden
- Red clowns
- Linoleum roses
- The three sisters
- Alicia & I talking on Edna's steps
- A house of my own
- Mango says goodbye sometimes.