Kids asleep? Check…whoa, hold up a minute. The ones that blindside me and have that weird echo - is or isn’t this real? Sleep isn’t going to happen. And what makes this a particularly special audio production is the fact that the author, Sandra Cisneros, reads. This timeless classic is now available, for the first time, unabridged. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become. Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and hard beauty. 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. Listen as Sandra Cisneros brings to life The House on Mango Street, her greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago.
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