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Sandra Cisneros
Latina Writer and Activist
by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
ISBN: 0766010457
ISBN-13: 9780766010451
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 0.8 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Pages: 112
Synopses
Surveys the life and work of this award-winning Latina author.
Publisher's Notes
Sandra Cisneros: Latina Writer and Activist details the life of one the finest contemporary Latina writers. Cisneros has also gained much respect as a prominent activist. In addition to championing the rights of Latino workers, Cisneros aids other Latino writers in gaining equal representation in the literary world. Two often well-known books are The House on Mango Street and Hairs: Pelitos She has also been active in pressuring world leaders to resolve the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
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Sandra Cisneros: Latina Writer and Activist (Hispanic Biographies)
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
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