Sandra Cisneros: Latina Writer and Activist (Hispanic Biographies) [Library Binding]

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

Series: Hispanic Biographies | Publication Date: June 1998

Surveys the life and work of this award-winning Latina author.

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Gr. 6^-10. "I was the girl with the C's and D's. I was the girl in the corner with the goofy glasses from Sears. I was the ugly kid in the class with the bad haircut." Lively quotes from Cisneros herself are the core of this biography, which tells how she found her subject in her identity as a Mexican American woman (Chicana) who grew up poor, "not white, middle-class, or male." All those YAs who love her book The House on Mango Street (1984) will enjoy seeing how much of her writing is rooted in her personal experience, straddling two cultures, both oppressed and enriched by her family and community, and how she writes today, "unmarried and nobody's mother," a poet and activist with a commitment to helping her community. This entry in the Hispanic Biographies series includes a few small black-and-white photographs, a chronology, a bibliography, and full chapter notes that will make it easy for readers to find out more. Hazel Rochman

Product Details

• Library Binding: 112 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766010457
• ISBN-13: 978-0766010451
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,080,703 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is the Poet Laureate of Kansas and the author or editor of 11 books. She founded Transformative Language Arts at Goddard College (where she teaches), a master's degree in using writing, storytelling, performance, singing and other words of language aloud or on the page for community building, personal transformation, culture shift and more. A long-time community writing workshop facilitator for many populations, she also leads Brave Voice (http://BraveVoice.com) writing and singing retreats with rhythm and blues singer Kelley Hunt, co-writes songs and performs collaboratively with Hunt. Her books encompass many genres: four collections of poetry, several anthologies of poetry and prose, an ecological memoir on cancer and community, a beloved writing guide for teens, and other works. Caryn makes her home just south of Lawrence, Kansas where the deer and no antelope (but many turkey) roam. http://CarynMirriamGoldberg.com

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4.0 out of 5 stars I think it is an important book, October 28, 1998

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This review is from: Sandra Cisneros: Latina Writer and Activist (Hispanic Biographies) (Library Binding)

I like this n\book because it tought me a lot about how the author's background relates to the stories that she writes. The book was much more interesting and understandable once I knew about the one who wrote it!