I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
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 mothers side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her ageand has to live with the consequen...
Publish Date
2009-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
2009-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
First Published in 1969
Goodreads rating
4.25
ISBN
9780860685111
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Recommendations
8
Recommendations
2014-05-28T14:41:04.000Z
Angel. #RIPMayaAngelou The first book I read as a teenager, "I know why the caged bird sings". Felt like we knew her – source2020-06-03T14:16:45.000Z
Books to read📖: "WHY I'M NO LONGER TALKING TO WHITE PEOPLE ABOUT RACE" BY RENI EDDO-LODGE, "THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD" BY ZORA NEALE HURSTON. "THE HATE U GIVE" BY ANGIE THOMAS, "I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS" BY MAYA ANGELOU, "WHITE FRAGILITY" BY ROBIN DIANGELO, PHD – source2017-12-24T14:29:49.000Z
My recommendations from last year. Would you like a list for 2018? #books – source2019-02-06T05:15:56.000Z
The books of my life. I’ve been wanting to assemble them for a long time. The stack is not complete, but each one of these books is written into my mind and heart and soul. Each one is a little part of who I am. Thank you, authors. – source2022-08-21T16:05:23.000Z
Wow. Such great books. More than half the books are on my favorites list... and I'm in the middle of reading "I know why the caged bird sings" - so worth the time.
Desantis has brought FL to a new low. – source2022-11-07T17:36:59.000Z
My favorite books (fiction & non) that have helped me understand #racialjustice:
#Homegoing #YaaGyasi
#TheLoveSongsofWEBDuBois @BlkLibraryGirl
#IKnowWhyTheCagedbirdSings #MayaAngelou #Becoming @MichelleObama
#TheWarmthOfOtherSuns @Isabelwilkerson
#JustMercy #BryanStevenson – source