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Mirriam-Goldberg, Caryn
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YA
Hispanic Biographies series.
Highlighting the effects of poverty and of mixed-parentage on Cisneros's young life and the difficulties of being a Chicano writer in a mostly white, middle-class literary world, the author also discusses Cisneros's personal strengths, convictions, and vulnerabilities. The result is a well-balanced look at an individual who is both shaped by and a shaper of the world around her. A chronology and black-and-white photos are included. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Mary Burkey
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