Maya’s Song
Renée Watson
Told in poems, this biography follows writer Maya Angelou from her 1928 birth through the many ways she made her voice heard. As a child, Maya lived with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas, spent time in a loving Black community, and found books at the local school. After a traumatic event left her silent for five years, encouragement and poetry helped her speak again. Her later life included singing internationally, civil-rights activism, teaching in Ghana, and writing articles, essays, and books.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 2 editions from 4 organizations.
