Esperanza Cordero's neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong—not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.
“A classic.... This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature.” —Julia Alvarez
