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Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned.
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read.
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James Baldwin
- Maya Angelou - Author
- Oprah Winfrey - Author of introduction, etc.
Kindle Book
- Release date: April 21, 2009
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781588369253
- Release date: April 21, 2009
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781588369253
- File size: 1023 KB
- Release date: April 21, 2009
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Languages
English
Levels
ATOS Level:6.7
Lexile® Measure:860
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:4-5