The House on Mango Street

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Arte Publico Press, 1983 - Fiction - 103 pages
THE ESOL READER'S COMPANION SERIES provides intermediate-level students of English with study guides to help them better understand and enjoy the original novels, and , at the same time, enhance the language learning process. Each READER'S COMPANION includes a variety of reading strategies as well as numerous writing activities. The discussion sections offer opportunities for classroom interaction. A special shrink-wrapped package of each novel with its respective READER'S COMPANION is available at a discounted price.

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About the author (1983)

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 20, 1954. She received a B.A. in English from Loyola University of Chicago in 1976 and a M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Iowa in 1978. She has worked as a college recruiter, an arts administrator, a teacher to high school dropouts, and a poet. She has also visited numerous colleges around the country as a visiting writer. She has written numerous books including The House on Mango Street, Caramelo, Loose Woman, Have You Seen Marie?, and A House of My Own: Stories from My Life. She has received numerous awards including the MacArthur Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, the Lannan Literary Award, the American Book Award, and the Thomas Wolfe Prize.

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