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The House on Mango Street

9 min read 11 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A young Latina girl in a poor Chicago neighborhood navigates adolescence, poverty, and the search for identity through a series of poetic vignettes.

You’ll learn

  • The power of storytelling to reclaim identity
  • The struggle between belonging and escape
  • How poverty shapes dreams and futures
  • Finding home within yourself