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Tristan Strong Destroys the World


Series
Tristan Strong

by
Kwame Mbalia

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Imprint
Rick Riordan Presents
ISBN
9781368042383
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Violence: General
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Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge.

Tristan must return to Alke—and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby—in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. Anansi, now a "web developer" in Tristan's phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together.

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Violence: General

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

400

Trim Size

5 3/4" x 8 1/2"

Dewey

F

AR

5: points 13

Lexile

710L

Genre

Fiction

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Feb 2021

Book Genres

Fantasy

Topics

Adventure and adventurers. Kidnapping. Supernatural. Characters in literature. African Americans. Science fiction. Legends, myths, and fables. African Gods. Magic. Monsters. 

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Praise & Reviews

Horn Book

In the sequel to CSK honoree Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (rev. 7/20), Tristan once again find himself responsible for saving Alke from destruction. This time, however, the stakes are even higher, as the fate of Alke is intricately intertwined with the fate of the real world. A month after Tristan’s return to his family’s farm in Alabama, a mysterious monster called the Shamble Man abducts Tristan’s grandmother and takes her back to Alke. Tristan is determined to save her, so he embarks on an adventure that will once again challenge his hero identity and force him to consider a difficult truth: although he did previously save Alke, he was also the one who created the danger. Fans of the first novel will enjoy this sequel, as familiar characters, such as Gum Baby and Ayanna, populate the story and new African and African American gods, such as Keelboat Annie and Mami Wata, are introduced. Mbalia’s stunning landscapes, suspenseful action sequences, and well-paced story line—including questions of how our stories can create but also destroy—will keep readers enthralled to the very end. S. R. TOLIVER

Praise & Reviews

Horn Book

In the sequel to CSK honoree Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (rev. 7/20), Tristan once again find himself responsible for saving Alke from destruction. This time, however, the stakes are even higher, as the fate of Alke is intricately intertwined with the fate of the real world. A month after Tristan’s return to his family’s farm in Alabama, a mysterious monster called the Shamble Man abducts Tristan’s grandmother and takes her back to Alke. Tristan is determined to save her, so he embarks on an adventure that will once again challenge his hero identity and force him to consider a difficult truth: although he did previously save Alke, he was also the one who created the danger. Fans of the first novel will enjoy this sequel, as familiar characters, such as Gum Baby and Ayanna, populate the story and new African and African American gods, such as Keelboat Annie and Mami Wata, are introduced. Mbalia’s stunning landscapes, suspenseful action sequences, and well-paced story line—including questions of how our stories can create but also destroy—will keep readers enthralled to the very end. S. R. TOLIVER

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