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The House on Mango Street»rank: 405by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, it has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics.Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House ...
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Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories»rank: 6915by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.
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La casa en Mango Street»rank: 33381by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :La novela mejor vendida, trata de una niña que crece en una de las comunidades latinas de Chicago-algunas veces le romperá el corazón y otras veces le dará gran alegrÃa-describe un nuevo paisaje americano a través de sus múltiples personajes. -'Una novela profundamente conmovedora . . . Como lo mejor de la poesÃa, abre las ventanas del corazón sin desperdiciar las palabras.' -Miami Herald.
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Caramelo»rank: 12035by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :Caramelo, Sandra Cisneros's first novel since her celebrated The House on Mango Street, weaves a large yet intricate pattern, much like the decorative fringe on a rebozo, the traditional Mexican shawl. Through the eyes of young Celaya, or Lala, the Reyes family saga twists and turns over three generations of truths, half-truths, and outright lies. And, like Celaya's grandmother's prized caramelo (striped) rebozo, so is 'the universe a cloth, and all humanity interwoven.... Pull one ...
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Family Pictures, 15th Anniversary Edition / Cuadros de Familia, Edición Quinceañera»rank: 19351from: Children's Book Press
0ur opinion: :Family Pictures is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's girlhood: celebrating birthdays, making tamales, finding a hammerhead shark on the beach, picking cactus, going to a fair in Mexico, and confiding to her sister her dreams of becoming an artist. These day-to-day experiences are told through fourteen vignettes of art and a descriptive narrative, each focusing on a different aspect of traditional Mexican American culture.The English-Spanish text and vivid illustrations reflect the author's strong ...
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Hairs/Pelitos»rank: 33772by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros's best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us. A Dragonfly Book in English and Spanish. A Parenting Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year  -----------Un excelente constructor de vocabulario, con nombres de objetos en lnglés y en Español, acompañados por ilustraciones, agrupados por tópicos como colores, juguetes, animales y herramientas.
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Loose Woman: Poems»rank: 124474by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic. 'Poignant, sexy. . . lyrical, passionate. . . cool and delicate. . . hot as a chili pepper.'--Boston Globe.
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Elements of Literature: Third Course»rank: 251024by: Robert Anderson, John Malcolm Brinnin, John Leggett, Janet Burroway, Sandra Cisneros, David Adams Leeming
0ur opinion: :A candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love, from the reflective to the overtly erotic. 'Poignant, sexy. . . lyrical, passionate. . . cool and delicate. . . hot as a chili pepper.'--Boston Globe.
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My Wicked Wicked Ways»rank: 110304by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :Hailed as 'not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one' (The New York Times Book Review), Sandra Cisneros has firmly established herself as an author of electrifying talent. Here are verses, comic and sad, radiantly pure and plainspoken, that reveal why her stories have been praised for their precision and musicality of language.
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El arroyo de la Llorona y otros cuentos»rank: 322771by: Sandra Cisneros
0ur opinion: :The highly acclaimed short story collection by the author of The House on Mango Street is now available in a Spanish edition. El arroyo de La Llorana brings to life an astonishing array of characters and, like La casa en Mango Street, promises to become a book that will be cherished around the world. 'Radiant.'--New York Times Book Review.
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