I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings   -     By: Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Ballantine Books / 2009 / Paperback

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Maya Angelou’s debut memoir, considered a modern American classic, is 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. 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. 289 pages, softcover.
Please note that this title addresses and depicts themes and incidents of racism, sexual assault, sexuality, and teen pregnancy. 

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Title: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
By: Maya Angelou
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 289
Vendor: Ballantine Books
Publication Date: 2009
Dimensions: 6.93 X 4.32 X 0.83 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 0345514408
ISBN-13: 9780345514400
Stock No: WW514401

Author Bio

Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.

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"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

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