Sandra Cisneros
1) Puro Amor
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Sandra Cisneros has a fondness for animals and this little gem of a story makes that abundantly clear. "La casa azul," the cobalt blue residence of Mister and Missus Rivera, overflows with hairless dogs, monkeys, a fawn, a "passionate" Guacamaya macaw, tarantulas, an iguana, and rescues that resemble "ancient Olmec pottery." Missus loves the rescues most "because their eyes were filled with grief." She takes lavish care of her husband too, a famous...
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The word 'orphan' might not seem to apply to a fifty-three-year-old woman. Yet this is exactly how Sandra feels as she finds herself motherless. What just might save her is her search for someone else gone missing: Marie, the black-and-white cat of her friend, Roz. As Sandra and Roz scour the streets of San Antonio, posting flyers and asking everywhere, 'Have you seen Marie?' the pursuit of this one small creature takes on unexpected urgency and meaning....
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L.A. Theatre Works presents Five Short Stories by Women: A quintet of tales from some of America's most distinguished female authors.
Life after High School, by Joyce Carol Oates, Read by Sarah Drew
Oates takes us to a time in the late 1950s, to South Lebanon High School, and shows us the lives of three people at a time of self-discovery.
The Banks of the Vistula, by Rebecca Lee, Read by Emily Bergl
An ambitious student wants desperately to make...
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Finding Your Roots volume 8
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Discover how Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros are connected to pioneers who broke new ground and paved the way for their modern day descendants to continue shaping our culture.