Woman Hollering Creek: And Other StoriesA collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The lovingly drawn characters of these stories give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border with tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom. |
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... sweater on my desk . I would've known how to tell her it wasn't mine instead of just sitting there with that look on my face and nothing coming out of my mouth . " Whose is this ? " Mrs. Price says , and she holds the red sweater up in ...
... sweater on my desk . I would've known how to tell her it wasn't mine instead of just sitting there with that look on my face and nothing coming out of my mouth . " Whose is this ? " Mrs. Price says , and she holds the red sweater up in ...
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... sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain . I move the red sweater to the corner of my desk with my ruler . I move my pencil and books and eraser as far from it as possible . I even move my chair a little to the right . Not ...
... sweater's still sitting there like a big red mountain . I move the red sweater to the corner of my desk with my ruler . I move my pencil and books and eraser as far from it as possible . I even move my chair a little to the right . Not ...
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... sweater on my desk , finally lets and all of a sudden I'm crying in front of everybody . I wish I was invisible but I'm not . I'm eleven and it's my birthday today and I'm crying like I'm three in front of everybody . I put my head down ...
... sweater on my desk , finally lets and all of a sudden I'm crying in front of everybody . I wish I was invisible but I'm not . I'm eleven and it's my birthday today and I'm crying like I'm three in front of everybody . I put my head down ...
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My Lucy friend Who Smells Lite Corn | 3 |
Eleven | 6 |
Salvador Late or Early | 10 |
Copyright | |
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