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Mbalia, Kwame

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

496 pp. | Disney-Hyperion/Riordan | October, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-368-03993-2 $17.99
(3) 4-6 Tristan's pursuit of Gum Baby, who has stolen Tristan's deceased friend's journal, leads him to the land of Alke, where--amid a series of perilous adventures--he discovers his own power as an Anansesem, or storyteller. This action-packed tale weaves in African and African American folklore, while sensitive Tristan's first-person narration provides humor as well as insight into grief, guilt, and racial issues.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2020

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