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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Born in Missouri in 1928, Maya Angelou had a difficult childhood. Jim Crow laws segregated blacks and whites in the South. Her family life was unstable at times. But much like her poem, "Still I Rise," Angelou was able to lift herself out of her situation and flourish. She moved to California and became the first black and first female streetcar operator before following her interest in dance. She became a professional performer in her twenties and...
5) Maya's song
Author
Pub. Date
[2022].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"From bestselling, award-winning creators Renée Watson and Bryan Collier comes a ... picture book chronicling the life of poet and activist Maya Angelou"-- Provided by publisher.
6) Maya Angelou
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Offers an illustrated telling of the life of Maya Angelou that focuses on how she overcame childhood trauma and realized her dream and became one of the world's most beloved writers and speakers.
7) Maya Angelou
Author
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Discusses the life and work of the well-known writer, entertainer, and political activist, Maya Angelou.
8) Maya Angelou
Author
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Discusses the life and work of the noted black writer.