![]() ![]() In the second act, Amiri is playing on the basketball courts. Consequently, I feel removed from the setting or as if a spectator instead of an involved reader. Unfortunately, the descriptions rely far too heavily on adjectives rather than concrete examples. He is a young person, with bright vision, but he is also a warrior and a prince of the night. In the first act, the Swan Lake projects are introduced: “These streets are vicious, these streets are wild, these streets have mouths.” Amiri also makes an appearance. And so Myers wrote Amiri and Odette, with the aim of bringing healing and caution. But news headlines also speak of lurking dangers. In the city, Myers feels, there is an ever-present promise of youth. He began to ask himself if there were modern dangers to young people, similar to those in the legend. As Myers explains in his forward, when he saw a production of Swan Lake featuring Erik Bruhn, he noticed that the ever-present threat of violent played a significant part. ![]() Told in four acts, Amiri and Odette is a poetic retelling of Swan Lake, a play about a beautiful princess who turns into a swan. Just as sadly, the characters in this boldly illustrated picture book failed to move me. At times, this love story by Walter Dean Myers confused me. ![]()
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