The striped (caramelo) is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family history it has come to represent, into Lala’s possession. America Ferrera. Cisneros (2009) a poet and great writer has portrayed the story of a Chicana (Mexican-American) with dreams beyond the young girls own understanding. Please try again.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. No Speak English



This character then transforms into an adolescent with poetic fashion. Harper Lee, Narrated by: By: Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger.



Like an invitation to join Women to Women, a mentorship program for "at-risk" girls. The author provided lyrical vignettes to represent each character's role in the young girls life. Lala Reyes’ grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl-makers.

You will get an email reminder before your trial ends. Please try again. I read this book in school when I was a kid which was cool but reading it now is even better!

Beautiful & Cruel I recommend this book to anyone and everyone. So many interesting, encouraging, and sad stories all in one book. Gary Sinise, By: After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. William Shakespeare.





As a Latina, myself, I was predisposed to find it of interest, but all I found was that the Emporer did not have any clothes. Joseph Fiennes, Renee Watson, Narrated by: Trini Alvarado, By: Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin

I was surprised I had never read The House on Mango Street since it has been on so many required reading lists! When I read it on paper, I imagined all of those local dialects and sounds in my past, some of them as my aunts' voices. While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck’s work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing Of Mice and Men (1937), creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness.



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America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably linked to her parents’ homeland and Honduran culture.

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. Unlimited listening on select audiobooks, Audible Originals, and podcasts. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. So, one Sunday I downloaded it and I really loved it! Pam Munoz Ryan, Narrated by: Renee Watson.





Our Good Day I was familiar with the book; I think my mom owned it, but I just never got around to reading it.

Sire Cisneros (2009) novel portrays a Chicana character that is living the life of almost every Latino I know, in terms of community and financial support and more importantly ideology. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family.

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Robert Ramirez, By: Still, she yearned to see that identity reflected in the larger American narrative. At only 110 pages she expresses happiness and sadness, Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2018. Angie Thomas, Narrated by: America Ferrera, The book deals with many of the issues of growing up as a woman, such as emotional development and sexism in society. Elenita, Cards, Palm, Water She accepted a scholarship to a mostly-white private school and even Saturday morning test prep opportunities.



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What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? If you haven’t read it, add it to your list and if you haven’t read it since you were a kid, reread it! The white students from Indiana (with little background in diversity) had a good deal of trouble understanding it, and I did a lot of explaining.
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Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. The First Job





Being part Mexican, I can relate as I see anyone else would.

By: Marin La Casa en Mango Street relata la historia de Esperanza Cordero, en cuyo barrio conviven realidades crueles y una belleza severa.









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But a house of her own, where she could truly take root, has eluded her. The book is pretty good - it's about a Mexican girl growing up in America and her hopes for her future.



Teatro Luna, Narrated by: America Ferrera, Narrated by: Sandra Cisneros, Narrated by: Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2014. Told from the point of view of a young girl, in short vignettes, is an interesting way to learn about her world. Elizabeth Acevedo, Narrated by: Would you consider the audio edition of The House on Mango Street to be better than the print version?

The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.

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Thank you for reading this review. Unable to add item to List. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become. If you could take any character from The House on Mango Street out to dinner, who would it be and why? Pam Munoz Ryan. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Benji Cooper is one of the only black students at an elite prep school in Manhattan.





But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and shared dream that make an individual’s existence meaningful. Alicia Who Sees Mice

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I could read (listen to) it again and again.

(spoiler) The Cisneros (2009) novel the character does share about sexual abuse and in this regard, has little memory around the incident in a chapter called “Red Clowns,” in which she shares her anger toward “Sally” for misguiding her ideas of what sex would be like. Renee Watson, By: I did several types of reading lessons with it, and for the last half of the book, students followed along to the audio book. Best-selling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Papa Who Wakes Up Tired in the Dark I personally found the book impactful even though I could not relate to most of the stories.

I won't be going to the book reading because I found her voice so annoying that I couldn't get through the audiobook. He spends his falls and winters going to roller-disco bar mitzvahs, playing too much Dungeons and Dragons, and trying to catch glimpses of nudity on late-night cable TV. I believe my experience reading the paper version the book was richer because the sounds in my memory were entangled in the reading experience.

I plan to read more from her.

Hello there! Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood.

Maxine Hong Kingston. A veces desgarrador, a veces intensamente alegre, And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. I bought it to help my dyslexic children listen and follow along while reading; the book/audible version were completely different. A Smart Cookie





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After a tragic mishap on his first day of high school, when Benji reveals his deep enthusiasm for the horror movie magazine Fangoria, his social doom is sealed for the next four years.

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