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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"A biography of African American writer, performer, and activist Maya Angelou, who turned a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources"--
6) Maya Angelou
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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.
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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...
9) Maya's song
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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.
11) Maya Angelou
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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.
12) Maya Angelou
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Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Discusses the life and work of the noted black writer.
13) Nikki Grimes
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Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Highlights the life of Nikki Grimes, her childhood, family, education, life as a poet, young adult novelist, and picture book writer.
14) Maya Angelou
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Pub. Date
[1990]
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Portrays the life of the poet, musician, and actress, focusing on her struggles as a woman, as a mother, and as an artist.
16) Can you imagine?
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Series
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The author of the Newbery Honor Book, "The Dark Thirty," describes her life, how she became a writer, how her family helps with her writing, and how she gets her ideas.
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