I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

In this book Maya Angelou recounts her childhood. We get to see the Great Migration at work--Maya's parents moved to California, and sent Maya and her brother to live with their grandmother in Arkansas after their divorce, though the children make trips north during their childhoods. I particularly liked the portrait of Maya's grandmother, whom she called Momma, and the portrayal of family life.