A review by nellamoon
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros

5.0

One of my favorite works from Sandra Cisneros. I still get mad when I read this sometimes, though.

The biggest lesson I got from Eleven is that growing up doesn't mean you leave your childhood and its emotions behind -- we are simultaneously every previous age, intricately intertwined. These ages come out when we need them (and sometimes when we dont). Maturity is learning how to master the child inside of us.