I know why the caged bird sings, Maya Angelou ; [foreword by Oprah Winfrey]
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Label
I know why the caged bird sings, Maya Angelou ; [foreword by Oprah Winfrey]
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
no index present
Intended audience
1010L, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
I know why the caged bird sings
Oclc number
906447742
Responsibility statement
Maya Angelou ; [foreword by Oprah Winfrey]
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, UG, 6.7, 13, 13, 8660
Summary
The author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums"Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou's debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. 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."--Publisher's description
Target audience
adult
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- Authors, American + Homes and haunts -- Arkansas
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Entertainers -- United States -- Biography
- Black interest
- Arkansas -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- African American authors -- Biography
- Arkansas -- Social life and customs
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Entertainers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Cultural Heritage
- Autobiographies
- African American families -- Arkansas
- Angelou, Maya -- Homes and haunts -- Arkansas
- Angelou, Maya -- Childhood and youth
- Authors, American + Homes and haunts -- Arkansas -- Juvenile literature
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- Authors, American + Homes and haunts -- Arkansas
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Entertainers -- United States -- Biography
- Black interest
- Arkansas -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- African American authors -- Biography
- Arkansas -- Social life and customs
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Entertainers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY + Cultural Heritage
- Autobiographies
- African American families -- Arkansas
- Angelou, Maya -- Homes and haunts -- Arkansas
- Angelou, Maya -- Childhood and youth
- Authors, American + Homes and haunts -- Arkansas -- Juvenile literature
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