The house on Mango Street

Author

Sandra Cisneros

Call Number

• FICTION CISN (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

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.