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1) Alice Walker
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 4
Author
Description
In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she experienced long afterward as a result. For the first time, she reveals the triumphs and struggles of being the daughter of Vivian Baxter, an indomitable spirit whose petite size belied her larger-than-life presence, a presence absent during much of the author's early life. When her marriage began to crumble, Vivian famously sent three-year-old...
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, An Imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This biography introduces readers to the five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award, Walter Dean Myers. Readers will learn about Myers's childhood in Harlem, his difficulty in school with a speech impediment, and the inspiration behind his award-winning titles. His books include Monster, Scorpions, and Fallen Angels. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Myers's childhood, education, and life as an author. Checkerboard Library is...
14) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Discusses the life and work of the well-known writer, entertainer, and political activist, Maya Angelou.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
An unusual and irresistible look at Maya Angelou's life as well as her myriad interests and accomplishments by the people who know her best--her longtime friends Marcia Ann Gillespie and Richard Long, and her niece Rosa Johnson Butler. Features over 150 sepia portraits, family photographs, and letters.
16) Maya Angelou
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Describes the life and writing career of the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, " as well as her victory over such obstacles as prejudice, poverty, and rape.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
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Description
Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Letter to My Daughter reveals Maya Angelou's path to living well and living a life with meaning. Whether she is recalling such lost friends as Coretta Scott King and Ossie Davis, extolling honesty, decrying vulgarity, explaining why becoming a Christian is a "lifelong endeavor, " or simply singing the praises of a meal of red rice--Maya Angelou writes from the heart to millions of women...
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