essay on three books, need help

im doin a essay on three books n one.

1. A is For Afro
2. Go Carolina
3. Everyday Use

I need help on how to start this essay off. first of all it has to tell about how i was influenced and how it related to me but i just need help on starting off

This might sound like a no-brainer, but this is something I've learned in writing speeches. The best way to do it is to come up with the main points (discussing the three books that have influenced you) for the body of your work: in other words, "Say it." Then, simply go back and introduce your work by giving a sneak preview of your main points ("Say what you are going to say") and wrap it all up by concluding and reviewing your work by, again, touching upon your main points ("Say what you have just said.")

Again, that mind sound simple, but it might help, for the most important thing to do is write. Once you have written enough and have molded your thoughts into the main part of your essay, the introduction and conclusion will be the easy parts.

And you need it to include all three books? Well, that is cool. Did you get to choose these three? If you chose them, there must be some common element among them. What do they have in common with each other and with you? That will be your thesis statement!

Start by pondering what the three books have in common and how that common thing inspires or otherwise affects you.