The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1984) Arte Publico Press

A year in the life of a 12-year-old Chicana in Chicago in the 1960’s and living in the house on Mango Street.  Told as a series of vignettes, it shows the world and the city from the perspective of Hispanic girls navigating the change from girl to womanhood.  Learning too early and too late about growing up.