publication date: Thursday, August 10, 2006 (part of Round XXVIII)

category: Literature

clue: This poet and novelist's delicious works cover such tasty topics as caramel and mangoes.

explanation: Cisneros was best known for her novels Caramelo and The House on Mango Street. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Chris McKinnon, Todd Brotsch, Wendy Hampson, Adrianne Rodgers, Kerry Odell, Josh Paddison, Justin Hampson, Jeremiah Poisson, and Sarah Simmons


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