Wryan Washington, 8, a student at Alice M. Harte Charter School in Algiers, La., picks out “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” at the (Un)Banned Book Festival at Baldwin & Co in New Orleans.

Cisneros was only 21 when she started writing the book; it has sold more than 7 million copies, and earlier this year became the first title by a U.S.-born Latino writer to become part of the ...

Born in Chicago to Mexican immigrant parents, Sandra Cisneros earned a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Iowa. She then became a teacher working with students who ...

What parents of Epic students are saying Sandra Caceres 's kids have been going to Epic Charter Schools for the past seven years. "It's been great. Like my kids love Epic," said Sandra.

More than 150 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members gathered in Rackham Auditorium Friday evening to hear from award-winning author Sandra Cisneros. Ruth Behar, anthropology ...