Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros
Author: ksm36, Source: wikispaces.com, 2009, Creative Commons

Born Dec 20, 1954 in Chicago

Writer of poetry, short-stories and novels, she explores topics like racism, poverty and sexism.

Has a unique bilingual writing style where she’ll insert Spanish words or phrases into her English language writing.

Pulling from her own experiences, her writing aims to help children through life’s challenges like feeling left out, assuring them they do belong.

Best known for writing The House on Mango Street, which has been translated into over 20 languages and for which she won the coveted American Book Award.