Sandra Cisneros: Inspiring Latina Author

by Karen Clemens Warrick and Michael E. Casey

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