sandra cisneros (december 20, 1954- ) is an author from chicago, illinois. she is famous for her book "the house on mango street." it has sold six million copies and been translated into over 20 languages. middle and high schoolers read her books in school for education uses. the house on mango street is a series of vignettes. a vignette is a series of stories or a brief description of something. the girl in the novel goes through childhood to adulthood changes. sandra studied at loyola university of chicago and the university of iowa. her books are about issues between other races, classes, and genders.