{"product_id":"tristan-strong-destroys-the-world-kwame-mbalia-9798855084450","title":"Tristan Strong Destroys the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling and award-winning Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mbalia's universe continues to excite through sheer conceptual brilliance, nonstop action and adventure, and--let's be honest--the comical aggression of sidekick god Gum Baby.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTristan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTristan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\"Well-paced--just like the previous installment--this sequel focuses on themes such as the meaning of diaspora and the effects of trauma, making for a more nuanced and stronger story than the first. Packs a punch.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kwame Mbalia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855084450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bound to Stay Bound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e509504 \/ Tristan Strong Destroys the World\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kwame Mbalia","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874572906751,"sku":"9798855084450","price":23.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tristan-strong-destroys-the-world-kwame-mbalia-9798855084450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}