by Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Tonya Engel
New York: Lee & Low Book, 2019
Maya went to live with her grandmother in Arkansas when she was three years old. There she learned the seesaw of love and hate in the South. Later she returns to St. Louis to live with her mother, but then tragedy strikes. When she returns to Arkansas, she refuses to speak to anyone. A neighbor helps her to find the power in her words. Maya travels to San Francisco, and later around the world, dancing, singing, writing, speaking, and telling her story. She becomes a poet of the people and leaves a lasting legacy.
This truly incredible book details Maya's life in prose and illustrations. Words flow and dance through the images on many of the pages.
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