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Author
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Language
English
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Description
The celebrated author of "The House on Mango Street" delivers an extraordinary new novel, told in language of blazing originality: a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose voices create a dazzling weave of humor, passion, and poignancy--the very stuff of life.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Coming to America: The Immigrant Experience
Evergreen Novels
Hispanic Authors
Hispanic Heritage Month - Adults
Evergreen Novels
Hispanic Authors
Hispanic Heritage Month - Adults
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Description
A novel of a young girl, Esperanza Cordero, growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Her neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her run-down neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her.
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