![]() ![]() This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. From the first edition book cover by Janet. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. A short summary of Maya Angelous I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Maya Angelous classic autobiography and coming of age story showing the power of books to help heal wounds. 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. ![]() Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age-and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. 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. Follow the Author Maya Angelou I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Hardcover 32,909 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 21.25 8 Used from 10.64 8 New from 16.57 Paperback 13.49 85 Used from 1.85 34 New from 11.87 2 Collectible from 10. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. 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. The book, which told the story of the first 17 years of Angelous life, broke records for the unprecedented time it spent on the New York Times bestseller list. ![]() ![]() Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. ![]()
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