11 By Sandra Cisneros

Eleven by Sandra Cisneros tells a story about how being 11 might not be as fun as thought. The main character Rachel is having a rough birthday, while she thought that turning 11 would be much more fun. Rachel’s teacher Mrs.Price finds a ugly old disgusting red sweater on the coat hanger and tries to figure out whose it is. The only problem is that nobody is going to claim the ugly red sweater. Since Mrs.Price can’t figure out whose it is she gives it to Rachel thinking it is hers, “I remember you wearing it once.” But Rachel refuses to say it is hers, because it is not hers! After having to embarrass herself in front of her class Rachel gets the feeling that being 11 is going to be harder than she thought. “And all of a sudden I’m crying in