But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price.Ĭan Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves? Find out by diving into this stunning graphic novel adaptation of the original book. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. In a last attempt to get it away from the creature, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left Black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature's hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan chases after it-is that a doll?-and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from the tragedy.īut on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. In which book are there two figures crouched near the base of a giant oak tree. In which book is a weird symbol embossed on a wooden charm dangling from a cord Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia. Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia. The talented team of Robert Venditti and Olivia Stephens brings to glorious full color the novel that best-selling author Jason Reynolds called 'A brilliant action adventure rooted in African American lore.'

The best-selling and awarding-winning novel about a Black boy who helps folk heroes and gods through storytelling is now a dynamic graphic novel!

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