This is a book of 5 one act plays on modern day themes written for young people. The plays invoke mythological and folk characters from the Caribbean and its Diasporas to weave fascinating dramas about life and coping with life. Each play draws on the myths of one of the ethnic groups in the region. The book contains 2 prizewinning plays. Anansi's Way ( winner of the Guyana prize for Literature) is about how some students use the tactics of Anansi the wily spider God of the Akan peoples to stop a gang in school. Sukanti is a play which examines tradition and the tensions with modern life...