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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.54092
EAN: 9780553279375
ISBN: 0553279378
Label: Bantam
Manufacturer: Bantam
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: May 01, 1983
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: April 01, 1983
Sales Rank: 3496
Studio: Bantam
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Rating:  - Charmed but Cautious
This book provides well-written insight into growing up as a black child during the Depression. Maya Angelou is wonderful with her use of words and imagery. I was greatly reminded of my own childhood and what being a kid really meant. Written in first person, she addresses childhood fears, respect for adults and growing up with such tangible details that she could be her eight-year-old self again.
Angelou's insights into the African-American way of life and religion during a time of ... Read More
Rating:  - Well Written Account
This is another autobiography by Maya Angelou.
Here, she tells of the hardships she experienced in growin up: her parent's divorce, being sent to live with their grandmother in a small, Arkansas town and its racism, sexual abuse and more emotional scarring.
Eventually, Maya finds a father figure and when better things began to happen to her, she started to find her voice.
This is honest and gripping...
Rating: - South Mill Young Readers Book Club Review (Jr. High Readers)
We are the members of the South Mill Young Readers Book Club located in Conyers, Georgia. We are in the thirteen year old age bracket and thought it would be challenging to attempt to read and understand this story. As a result of our reading, we rate the book as follows:
Creativity - B+
Enjoyment - A+
Price - B+
We would recommend this book to others in our age group to read it.
Typed by Book Club Instructor: mwg
Rating: - Recommended for teenage girls.
I thought this book was an interesting read, however it was difficult to finish at times. What made me continue to finish the book was the beautiful way Maya Angelou writes. I found her story to be a bit dry and slow at times. However, her preserverance to become successful in life dispite her many obstacles kept me interested in this book. If I had not known how successful Maya Angelou's life turned out, I might not have finished the book. I was interested in knowing her journey. I recommend ... Read More
Rating:  - Umm...
Definitely not what i thought when i was assigned to read this book by my professor. Maya Angelou definitely led an interesting life, but the way it was written makes her seem self- conscious and doubtful of hew own recollections, i personally did not like or understand it. i had to rely on sparknotes to guide me to the end of this most unique... book. i would not recommend it.
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