Famous Friends: Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey: How They Met, Their Humble Beginnings and Amazing Achievements

By Tamra B. Orr

Famous Friends: Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey is a perfect narrative non-fiction book for young learners. It's packed full of historical information about inspirational entertainers, Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey's friendship, including their troubling childhoods, their instant connection and how they made each other, and the world, a better place. Also included are historical photos, a chronological timeline of their lives and friendship, chapter notes, a glossary, works consulted and further reading recommendations for student research.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Curious Fox Books
• Release date: May 14, 2024
• ISBN: 9781637414729

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tamra B. Orr is a full-time author living in the Pacific Northwest with her family. She graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She has written more than 500 books about everything from historical events and career choices to controversial issues and celebrity biographies. On those rare occasions that she is not writing a book, she is reading one.

© 2024 by Curious Fox Books™, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

Famous Friends: Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey is a revision of Famous Friends: True Tales of Friendship: Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey, published in 2020 by Purple Toad Publishing, Inc. Reproduction of its contents is strictly prohibited without written permission from the rights holder.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This story has not been authorized by Oprah Winfrey or the estate of Maya Angelou.

Paperback ISBN 979-8-89094-016-2

Hardcover ISBN 979-8-89094-017-9

eISBN 978-1-63741-472-9

Library of Congress Control Number: 2023952476

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Meeting Myself

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Chapter 2

Overcoming Obstacles

Becoming Mrs. Which

Chapter 3

Train Conductor to Civil Rights Activist

Becoming Maya Angelou

Chapter 4

Kindred Spirits

Negative and Positive Power

Chapter 5

A Lifelong Friendship

And Still I Rise

Chronology

Chapter Notes

Further Reading

Glossary

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The caged bird was an important symbol to author Maya Angelou (top), and one that spoke to Oprah Winfrey’s heart.

CHAPTER 1

Meeting Myself

Have you ever picked up a book and felt like the author was speaking right to you? Perhaps a character behaves exactly the way you would in a similar situation. Maybe he or she has thoughts or ideas that exactly mirror your own.