House on Mango Street Ransom's mighty struggle alone will

Ransom's mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet

--The New York Review of Books

Rooney has a magical ability to write scenes of such verisimilitude that even when little happens they're suspenseful

Related words on each spread offer parents and child a springboard for further conversation to encourage the language skills crucial to later successful learning

This picture book with its visual humor and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson

House on Mango Street Ransom's mighty struggle alone willHere is Sandra Cisnero's greatly admired and best selling novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children and their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, "The House on Mango Street" has entered the canon of coming of age classics even as it depicts a new American landscape. Sometimes