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Bibliographic Information (APA): Author last name, First initial. (Year published). Title in italics. Illus. Illustrator First Name Last Name. City published, State published: Publisher.

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

I know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Angelou, M. (1993). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York, New York: Random House, Inc.

Brief Annotation: This is a novel about Maya and her life of being moved from home to home when her parents divorced when she was a child. She lived with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas where she discusses her experience with the segregation of blacks and whites and then she shortly lives with her mother in St. Louis, Missouri where she is sexually abused and raped by her mother's boyfriend. This book is fascinating and captivating.
Genre: Novel; Memoir
Grade Level: 9th-12th
Readers who would like this: Mature adults that are looking for insight through someone's struggles and life story.
Response/Rating: I give this book a 3. I felt that there was a sound story to be told and it was very insightful. I do, however, feel that from a teacher's standpoint it would be very hard to fit this into course curriculum as this book is meant for a mature audience that has experienced more in life.
Question: Has anyone ever felt empowered to stand-up and go against the odds?
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