Sandra Cisneros is a highly regarded American author, known for her literary fiction and poetry. She was born in Chicago in 1954 and has been writing for several years, during which she has built a reputation for her precision and accuracy in conveying her thoughts and ideas. Cisneros has a unique ability to understand and connect with her audience on a personal level, making her work resonate deeply with readers.
Cisneros is a versatile writer, with a body of work that includes both short-fiction and longer novels, as well as poetry and non-fiction. Her writing spans various forms and styles, and she has been recognized for her contributions to literature with numerous awards and fellowships. These include the Lannan Literary Award, the American Book Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the MacArthur Foundation.
Some of Cisneros' most well-known works include her novels "The House on Mango Street" and "Caramelo," as well as a collection of short stories titled "Woman Hollering Creek." She has also published two books of poetry, "My Wicked Ways" and "Loose Woman," and a children's book, "Hairs/Pelitos." Cisneros is also the founder of the Macondo Foundation, an organization that brings together writers to serve underserved communities. She currently serves as Writer in Residence at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, where she continues to write and inspire others with her work.
Standalone Novels
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Year
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1
The House on Mango Street
1984
2
Caramelo
2002
3
Martita, I Remember You/Martita, Te Recuerdo
2021
Picture Books
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Title
Year
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1
Hairs/Pelitos
1994
2
Have You Seen Marie?
2012
Chapter Books
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Title
Year
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1
Puro Amor
2018
Collections
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Title
Year
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1
My Wicked Wicked Ways: Poems
1987
2
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
1991
3
Loose Woman
1994
4
Vintage Cisneros
2004
5
Woman Hollering Creek
2013
6
Woman Without Shame: Poems
2022
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
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1
Critical Insights: The House on Mango Street
2012
2
A House of My Own: Stories from My Life
2015
Teaching for Social Justice Books
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Title
Year
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1
A Simple Justice
2000
2
The Public Assault on America's Children
2000
3
The White Architects of Black Education
2001
4
Refusing Racism
2002
5
Teaching Science for Social Justice
2003
6
Teaching the Personal and the Political
2004
7
See You When We Get There
2004
8
Pledging Allegiance
2007
9
Social Studies for Social Justice: Teaching Strategies for the Elementary Classroom
2007
10
Teach Freedom
2008
11
The Seduction of Common Sense
2008
12
Controversies in the Classroom
2008
13
Holler If You Hear Me
2009
14
Girl Time
2011
15
Grow Your Own Teachers
2011
16
Pedagogy of the Poor
2011
17
The Assault on Public Education
2011
18
Crossing Boundaries - Teaching and Learning with Urban Youth
2012
19
Bad Teacher! How Blaming Teachers Distorts the Bigger Picture
2012
20
Deep Knowledge
2013
21
Fear and Learning in America―Bad Data, Good Teachers, and the Attack on Public Education
2014
22
Being Bad
2014
23
Worth Striking For
2015
24
Teaching with Conscience in an Imperfect World
2016
25
What's So Great About Art, Anyway?
2016
26
Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way
2018
27
Same as It Never Was
2019
28
Holler If You Hear Me, Comic Edition
2019
29
Surrendered
2020
30
Teacher Educators as Critical Storytellers
2021
31
Where Is the Justice? Engaged Pedagogies in Schools and Communities
2021
32
Child Care Justice
2022
Mondo Books
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Title
Year
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1
Mondo Barbie
1993
2
Mondo Elvis
1994
3
Mondo Marilyn
1995
4
Mondo James Dean
1996
Sandra Cisneros Anthologies
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1
Mondo Barbie
1993
2
Southwest Stories
1993
3
Growing Up Female: Stories By Women Writers From the American Mosaic
1993
4
Writing Women's Lives
1994
5
Mondo Elvis
1994
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Mondo Marilyn
1995
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Mondo James Dean
1996
8
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
1999
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40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
2000
10
12 Short Stories and Their Making: An Anthology with Interviews
2005
11
Bordering Fires: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Mexican and Chicana and Chicano Literature
2006
12
Women of Color Pray
2012
13
Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation