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Name: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Author: Maya Angelou
Year: 1969
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Non Fiction, Classic, Award winners, Biographies, Poetry
Culture: African-American

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ISBNs:
9780345514400
9780553279375
0345514408
0553279378

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 motherâ€™s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her ageâ€”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.

This book is part of the "Maya Angelou's Autobiography" series. Here are some other books from this series: