Having hope is a choice and it’s one that she continues to make.
I think it’s in those moments that her individual character comes out. But Amari is still a human being, and there are times when it really does get to her. And so I think when she encounters something similar in the supernatural world, it’s less jarring for her than it would be for someone who hadn’t had her life experiences. Amari is no stranger to being on the receiving end of negative stereotypes. Does her life experience make her better able to resist the allure of Moreau and ultimately choose understanding and measured hope over the visceral satisfaction of payback, or is it simply a reflection of her individual character?ī.B.: I think it’s a combination of both. Kenny: Amari’s awareness of the parallels of prejudice she experiences, both as a magician at the Bureau and as a scholarship student of color at the private Jefferson Academy, is used to great effect in the story. And I hope readers find exploring its many mysteries and various secrets just as thrilling as Amari does! I want them to feel like they’re right there with Amari as she encounters the wonders of the supernatural world and the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs for the first time. Kenny: Is your book a sort of Bureau of Supernatural Affairs Summer Camp for the young readers who engage with it?ī.B.: Absolutely! I hope the reader feels like they’ve received their own summer camp nomination to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs with this book. And so as a writer of stories it’s my hope to create magic on the page with every story I write. As a writer, I’ve always thought of stories as being their own kind of magic, especially fantasies, for their ability to transport you to wondrous places alongside compelling characters. Kenny: Do you consider yourself a weaver?ī.B.: That’s a great question! I guess the answer is that I hope so! In the book, a weaver is someone who can create their own magical spells. To find out more about the congenial spell cast by this new middle-grade fantasy I caught up with its gracious caster, B.B. Though the security of allegory is alluring, Amari chooses the harder path of working her way to understanding through immersion. The spell, intertwining the timeless and the timely, mixing familiar ingredients in a novel way, reveals the power of addressing the moment through story rather than allegory. Drawing in readers via deeply satisfying and familiar elements and then shifting their character in a beguiling and revealing manner is just the sort of spell one of the book’s characters might have cast. As a narrative, Amari and the Night Brothers mirrors its content.
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