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Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
Written by Bethany Hegedus and Colin Johnson
Narrated by Cherise Booth
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This glorious biography of Maya Angelou’s life – from her traumatic childhood through her work as a freedom fighter and her triumphant rise as a poet – is a powerful tribute to a phenomenal woman.
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