Writer activist trolley car conductor dancer mother and humanitarianMaya Angelous life was marked by transformation and perseverance. In this comprehensive picturebook biography geared towards older readers Bethany Hegedus lyrically traces Mayas life from her early days in Stamps Arkansas through her work as a freedom fighter to her triumphant rise as a poet of the people. A foreword by Angelous grandson Colin A. Johnson describes how a love of literature and poetry helped young Maya overcome