... of the life of Maya Angelou. The book begins with the divorce of her parents, and Maya and her brother Bailey moving from St. Louis to Stamps, Arkansas, where their grandmother lives. Maya deals with sudden, unexpected separation from, sexual abuse, rape, racism, poverty, death, abandonment, solitude ... women I seen digging ditches or worse." I liked her writing style. She wrote in dialect, and colorfully described characters and settings. It allowed me to put myself in her shoes. I liked how she made her own similes, used symbolism, dialect and characterization throughout the story. I ...

• Word Count: 1549
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School