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Star child

a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
2023
"A biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler"--Provided by publisher.

Star child

a biographical constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
2022
". . . a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler"--Provided by publisher.

Maya Angelou

Presents a short biography of author and poet Maya Angelou.

Brown girl dreaming

2018
"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--Provided by publisher.

Maya Angelou

writer and activist
2020
Explores the life of writer and activist, Maya Angelou.

Maya Angelou

"Find out about the life of American poet and writer Maya Angelou and her work as an activist in the US civil rights movement. The book has photographs and a simple text suitable for young children"-- Provided by publisher.

I know why the caged bird sings

Autobiography covering the childhood of a woman who has been a professional dancer, actress, poet, journalist, and television producer.

Maya Angelou

Presents a short biography of author and poet Maya Angelou.

Surviving the white gaze

a memoir
Memoir of Rebecca Carroll on what it was like growing up as an interracial kid in her rural New Hampshire town identifying as mostly black instead of white. Though she loved her adoptive parents greatly, things changed for the worse when she got older and met her birth mother, a young white woman, who she says undermined her blackness and sense of self-esteem. Reflects on the struggle Carroll endured to find her own identity.

Maya Angelou

African American poet
2018
Many people consider Maya Angelou to be one of the greatest American voices in the literature of the past century. Her fascinating life story encourages readers to embrace their personal history, express themselves creatively, and speak up for those who cannot.

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