I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
A book for ages 14 and up about Maya Angelou (childhood and youth in Arkansas, St. Louis and California)
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- A book about Maya Angelou (childhood and youth in Arkansas, St.
- Louis and California), by Maya Angelou.
Why it matters
- For families listening together with children aged 14 and up.
Key facts
- Ages
- 14 and up; Common Sense Media 14+ (publisher 14-18)1
- Audiobook read by
- Maya Angelou2
- Audiobook length
- 10 h 11 min2
- Published
- 1969, Random House1
- Content to know about
- Very upsetting incidents: the rape and molestation of a child (the narrator), threats of racial violence and Klan fear, a dead body in a river, a physical attack that leaves the narrator cut. Racial slurs from white characters. Other sexual content ranges from confused to violent, including the narrator's own first sexual experience. Some smoking; her father drinks to excess.1
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Written by
- Maya Angelou
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