Maya and Bailey were shocked when their father showed up in Stamps to visit.

Why was they so shocked to see him?

They were shocked because they haven't heard from him since he shipped them off, and they figured that he was dead.

Why is it that Maya and Bailey thought their Christmas gifts didn't come from their mother and father?

Well they thought that their mother and father were dead they separated, and their father had shipped them to his mother house for her to raise them.

Maya Angelou is known as a famous poet writer people really admire her and respect her for what it is that she do. This is one of her poems that she has written called "In and Out of Time".

People spoke of momma as a good-looking woman she is who took after Bailey and Maya. Momma was one of the only negro woman in Stamps referred to once as Mrs. 

This book is about Maya Angelou, and how her life was growing up. It can be really sad reading about someone else's life and, all that they been through as a child.

Why was Maya and Bailey shift off to be with their grandparents?

Their parents decided to end their marriage l.s