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Tanya asked this question about I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1):
Hi everyone,can anyone tell me what grade appropriate /age level is this book is better suited for ? My sixth grader was given this book and I'm not to sure about it.Thanks.
C.C. Reverie I was shock by the brutality of Angelou's description of the molestation and rape that occurred in her childhood. I was shock of her honesty as well. …moreI was shock by the brutality of Angelou's description of the molestation and rape that occurred in her childhood. I was shock of her honesty as well. I am also admiring her for both of those qualities. But I am not a young woman anymore and i have read and heard many accounts of sexual abuse and trauma and I was still shocked. She tells the story through herself as a child and she makes me see the what she saw, the horror of it all, the consequences, the distorted view of the world imposed upon the victim. And because the way she writes makes the reader have powerful emotion, I won't recommend it for someone younger then 18.
It is not for a young person but for an adult so that adult can protect the youngsters.
Beyond those rape/abuse episodes, the book is very interesting and the subject discussed are better absorbed at a more mature age. (less)
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