Summary: H.O.M.S. is about a young girl named Esperanza who lives on Mango Street and it was her first time living in a house because her parents could never afford a house of their own. Although Esperaza had always wanted an actual house except this house doesn't really live up to her expectations due to the fact that it is a small and run down house. Throughout the book it shows how she matures, meets new people, makes new friends, and how she writes about all of her experiences.