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January 2021, Middle Grade Level

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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

by Kwame Mbalia

Tristan, in mourning for his best friend Eddie, attempts to recover Eddie’s story journal and finds himself on a mission to save a world populated with people he knows from stories—African American folk heroes and West African gods.
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Courage, Culture, Friendship, Racial & Social Justice, Trauma
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