Notes

Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous–it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is a coming-of-age classic. Told in a series of vignettes, the novel tells the story of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago, struggling to find her own sense of power and rise above the harsh realities of her environment.