Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author

by Karen Clemens Warrick and Michael E. Casey

Book Overview

Readers will discover in this biography how Sandra Cisneros overcomes many hardships, including poverty and racism, to become a unique voice of Mexican-American literature. Her coming-of-age novella, The House on Mango Street, remains a favorite of young readers today, more than twenty years after its release. Cisneros now encourages other women and members of minority groups as both a writer and activist to achieve their full potential in life.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766031624
• ISBN13: 9780766031623
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12