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Maya's Song
Renee Watson
Illustrator: Bryan Collier
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-287158-9
Keywords: African-Americans, Women, Poets, Activism, Trauma
This free-verse tribute to Maya Angelou, Black writer and activist, conveys her courage following the painful childhood experience that silenced her voice for five years. Glorious watercolor and collage illustrations.