| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
1010L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.7 13 8660 |
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Accelerated Reader UG 6.7 13 8660 |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Random House, c1969. |
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Includes reading group guide. |
| Summary |
The author and poet recalls the anguish of her childhood in Arkansas and her adolescence in northern slums. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Angelou, Maya -- Childhood and youth.
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Angelou, Maya -- Homes and haunts -- Arkansas.
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Angelou, Maya. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- Arkansas.
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African American families -- Arkansas.
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African American women authors -- 20th century -- Biography.
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African American families. |
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African American women authors. |
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Authors, American. |
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Entertainers. |
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Homes. |
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Manners and customs. |
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Arkansas -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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Arkansas -- Social life and customs.
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Arkansas. |
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United States. |
| Genre |
Downloadable e-Books.
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Electronic books. |
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Electronic books.
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Biography.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Angelou, Maya. I know why the caged bird sings New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009, c1969 978081290028 (NjBwBT)bl2011036037 (OCoLC)251201690 |
| ISBN |
9781588369253 : $23.97 |
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1588369250 : $23.97 |
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