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\nBook Summary:
\nMaya Angelou&rsquo\;s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Her life story is told in the documentary film And Still I Ris e\, as seen on PBS&rsquo\;s American Masters.
\nHere is a book as jo yous and painful\, as mysterious and memorable\, as childhood itself. I Kn ow 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&rsquo\;s debut memoir is a modern American classic bel oved worldwide.
\nSent by their mother to live with their devout\, s elf-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town\, Maya and her brother \, Bailey\, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local &ldquo\;powhitetrash.&rdquo\; At eight years old and back at her mother&rs quo\;s side in St. Louis\, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age&md ash\;and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later\, i n San Francisco\, Maya learns that love for herself\, the kindness of othe rs\, her own strong spirit\, and the ideas of great authors (&ldquo\;I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare&rdquo\;) will allow her to be f ree instead of imprisoned.
\nPoetic and powerful\, I Know Why the Ca ged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people re ad.
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