Noted Works by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street: This best-selling novel is about a young girl growing up in a Latino section in Chicago. The main character, Esperanza comes into her power and invents what she will become instead of letting the world determine her future.

Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories: This is the second book of short stories written by our author, Sandra Cisneros. This book is about numerous Mexican American characters living near San Antonia, Texas. These Mexican Americans have been assimilated into American culture and yet still feel a divided loyalty to Mexico. Some of the stories are about young girls around the age of eleven growing up in Mexican villages or barrios (a Spanish-speaking quarter in a city or town in the U.S.). Some of the stories are about adolescent girls experiencing the circumstances of their lives. The rest of the stories are about more mature women discussing family and cultural pressures.

Caramelo - Caramelo was chosen as notable book of the year by the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Fracisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, and the Seattle Times. The book was awarded the 2005 Premio Napoli and nominated for several other prestigious literary awards. The main character of this story is the youngest of seven children, the only girl, and her father’s favorite. This young girl leads a life of resentment from her mother and grandmother, who both vie for her father’s love and attention.Throughout the book, Celaya narrates stories she has heard from her father or other members of her family, and with each story she understands a little more about herself and her life.

Loose Woman - A seductive, earthy collection of poetry that celebrates the female aspects of love. According to one review, this collection has a multiplicity of moods tumbling through its lines - joyous and introspective, tender and ruthless, self-mocking and sincere, often funny and sometimes wild and rude. This book offers intoxicating poems of extraordinary insight and vivid imagination.