Ebook {Epub PDF} Amiri Odette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers

In the multicultural poetic retelling of the ballet Swan Lake, Amiri and Odette: A Love Story, Walter Dean Myers makes use of a variety of poetic devices to tell the story of a young couple from a housing project who fall in love and must overcome substantial obstacles. Although an engaging and powerful narrative poem, it should be used with mature audiences (approximately eighth grade and up.  · Amiri Odette in Love This is another fantastic poem-in-a-picture-book by Walter Dean Myers in the tradition of Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam (which I loved), a gritty, story-poem suitable for tween and teen readers. Amiri and Odette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers Rating: 5/5 Stars. Amiri meets Odette, but instead of being cursed to turn into a swan, in this tale, Odette's curse is a drug addition and she can't escape the clutches of the dealer Big Red.

Detailed information. - Walter B. Received the information I needed and highly recommend this service - Nancy W. Very accurate information from 35 years past. Shocked! - Romelia O. Everything you said about the offer was true - David C. It's actually to the point and always updated - Stacey C. Amiri Odette: A Love Story Walter Dean Myers Street Love Walter Dean Myers American Ace Marilyn Nelson How I Discovered Poetry Marilyn Nelson Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Cast Patricia Hruby Powell Gobi, a Girl in Pieces Isabel Quintero For Every One Jason Reynolds In Amiri Odette: a Love Story, Walter Dean Myers retells the play Swan Lake. I haven't read Swan Lake, so I can't compare the two; however, I really enjoyed Myers take on it. The setting is the Swan Lake projects. Amiri sees the beautiful Odette one day, and knows immediately that it is true love.

Amiri and Odette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers, Javaka Steptoe. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , AMIRI AND ODETTE: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers - EUR 3, FOR SALE! Amiri and Odette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers May Amiri Odette: A Love Story by Walter Dean Myers. Walter Dean Myers is known for gritty novels like Monster and Shooter and Dope Sick and Sunrise Over Fallujah, and for picture book poetry collections like Jazz. This year, he's managed to combine gritty, urban teen themes with poetry and ballet. Yeah, I said it.