Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers: The celebrated bestselling author ofThe House on Mango Streetknows both that the heart can be broken and that it can rise and soar like a bird. Whatever story she chooses to tell, we should be listening for a long time to come (The Washington Post Book World).

A winner of the PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature and the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, Sandra Cisneros evokes working-class Latino experience with an irresistible mix of realism and lyrical exuberance.

Vintage Cisneros features an excerpt from her bestselling novelThe House on Mango Street, which has become a favorite in school classrooms across the country. Also included are a chapter from her novel,Caramelo; a generous selection of poems fromMy Wicked Wicked WaysandLoose Woman; and seven stories from her award-winning collectionWoman Hollering Creek.