Maya Angelou

$7.99

SKU: 9780140383591

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Poet, writer, activist, entertainer, professor: Maya Angelou is all of these. Her remarkable story includes a childhood trauma, a leading role in an opera, her activism in the civil rights movement, and her devotion to poetry, writing, and teaching to promote the cause of all African-Americans. Based in part on Maya’s autobiography, this is the inspiring story of an extraordinary woman.

“Pettit makes [Angelou’s] stirring story accessible…while retaining a strong sense of Angelou’s personal voice. —BooklistJayne Pettit is the author of A Place to Hide: True Stories of Holocaust Rescues, Maya Angelou: Journey of the Heart, Jane Goodall: Pioneer Researcher, and Martin Luther King Jr.: A Man with a Dream.US

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Weight 2.8 oz
Dimensions 0.2500 × 5.1000 × 7.7100 in
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