The writer Sandra Cisneros got her start with a book titled The House on Mango Street and a collection of short stories, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories . In this story of youth, “Eleven,” Cisneros draws from the pain of childhood and perfects the sound of a child’s voice:
PDF of “Eleven”
https://www.serflo1.com/Eleven%20story.pdf
Video of Sandra Cisneros reading “Eleven”:
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