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Books · memoir · 1969 · frequently banned

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou, 1969

Seen on screen onceLast seen in Carrie, S1 E2
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via Bookshop.org · ISBN 9780345514400

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Carrie's library stack. Still from Carrie: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Last Night at the Telegraph Club, The Handmaid's Tale, Looking for Alaska, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Carrie · S1 E2 · 31:46Sleuthed by @shelfsleuth
Carrie · S1 E2 · 31:46 · Carrie White · Ewen High School library

Carrie's library stack

A girl stops speaking after something unspeakable, then finds a voice that could level a building. If that sounds like a certain prom, congratulations, you've read the top of the stack. Schools have challenged this memoir about as often as Hollywood has adapted Carrie, with the same result. It keeps coming back.

Sources: Mike Flanagan's Carrie nods to the book ban debate with one library scene, Forbes · Carrie (miniseries), Wikipedia

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Every book seen in Carrie, in order of appearance.

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