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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

At the age of three, Maya and her brother Bailey, who is four, are
shipped off to live with their paternal grandmother, Momma
Henderson, in Stamps, Arkansas, for their parents are getting a
divorce. Momma Henderson lives with Uncle Willie in the rear of
the Wm. Johnson General Merchandise Store, an establishment
which serves cotton pickers and sawmen. The store serves as the
center of activity in the town.

Maya and Bailey are expected to work in the store. They must get
up at dawn to wait on customers who stop on their way to work.
Many of the customers will return to the store in the evening after
their work is done. For Maya and Bailey, the store is their whole
life. It is also their teacher, for they learn some valuable lessons
from their encounters and interactions with different people.Two years later Maya and Bailey are studying at the Lafayette
County Training School and work hard on their studies. They are
also made to behave at home, being discipl...

Posted by: Gabrielle Gooch

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