Sandra Cisneros

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
# Title Year
1 The House on Mango Street 1984
2 Caramelo 2002
3 Martita, I Remember You/Martita, Te Recuerdo 2021
Picture Books
# Title Year
1 Hairs/Pelitos 1994
2 Have You Seen Marie? 2012
Chapter Books
# Title Year
1 Puro Amor 2018
Collections
# Title Year
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
# Title Year
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
# Title Year
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
# Title Year
1 Mondo Barbie 1993
2 Mondo Elvis 1994
3 Mondo Marilyn 1995
4 Mondo James Dean 1996
Sandra Cisneros Anthologies
# Title Year
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
6 Mondo Marilyn 1995
7 Mondo James Dean 1996
8 The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999
9 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 2017
14 Puro Chicanx Writers of the 21st Century 2020
15 Freeman's. Amore 2020
16 Five Short Stories by Women 2021
17 A Very Mexican Christmas 2022