Student Recommendations for

Maya Angelou


I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

This is a truthful book about growing up. The author tells her childhood story and leaves out nothing. You follow her as she struggles to get away from her family and prejudices. Michelle G.
Rating: ***1/2

This book gives you a great view of what it was like to be a black person in the 50's. I wouldn't recommend this book for boys. Tiffany M.
Rating: ***1/2

This book is about a black young woman who is raped by the man she works for several times. It taught me a lot. Kate P.
Rating: ***

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