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Anancy-Spiderman by James Berry

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3.0

This is the first James Berry I have read and being a fan of the Anansi trickster tales from Africa, I was looking forward to this a lot. Berry, who is by trade better known for his poetry, works well at bringing a blend of oral Jamaican language to the story in which he explores the witty and clever Anansi who will trick his friends as much as he will trick his enemies for his own gain - the first anti-hero perhaps?
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