2 cassettes / Approx. 2 1/2 hoursUnabridged, and read by the Author"It's not always that a luscious writer can be a luscious reader of her own work.��This must be the voice she hears in her head when she writes her magical prose."-Julia Alvarez, author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their AccentsListen 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.��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.The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and hard beauty.��Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her.��Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.This timeless classic is now available, for the first time, unabridged.��And what makes this a particularly special audio production is the fact that the author, Sandra Cisneros, reads.