I know why the cage bird sings

bellabookss Sent by their mother to live with their devout,
self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya
and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment
and the prejudice of the local "powhitetrash"

At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis,
Maya is attacked by a man many times her age-and has to
live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San
Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of
others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors
( met and fell in love with William Shakespeare") will allow
her to be free instead of imprisoned.