August 10, 2009

Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author

Discover in this biography by Karen Clemens Warrick, 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.

Enslow Publishers, For grades 6 and up, 128 Pages

For more information on this title, please visit http://www.enslow.com/displayitem.asp?type=1&item=2778

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