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Tristan Strong Destroys the World

Tristan Strong Destroys the World

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  • Create Date：2021-10-28 06:51:24
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  • Author：Kwame Mbalia
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Summary

Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the New York Times best-selling and award-winning Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia， now in paperback。
"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。"--Booklist

When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm， our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind--er， make that a hammer。
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。
*"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。"--Kirkus （starred review）
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Reviews

Bhargavi ，

God I Love Anansi ！ The book was a mixture of snarky comments ， tiny terrors and a hell of a plot 。 Loved it from the beginning till the end 。 And of course Anansi had become my favourite character of all 。

Nick Stine ，

"And part of what makes trauma so difficult is the period afterward。 Figuring out why you're hurting， and how you can heal。。。。There's no easy solution， baby。"God， this series just keeps getting better。 I mean， every Rick Riordan Presents series is top notch， but Mbalia's work is just。。。*chef's kiss*Only a few weeks has passed since Tristan first entered Alke and when spirits show up at his grandparents' farm， he's realized that he needs to go back。 The Shamble Man is attacking gods and kidna "And part of what makes trauma so difficult is the period afterward。 Figuring out why you're hurting， and how you can heal。。。。There's no easy solution， baby。"God， this series just keeps getting better。 I mean， every Rick Riordan Presents series is top notch， but Mbalia's work is just。。。*chef's kiss*Only a few weeks has passed since Tristan first entered Alke and when spirits show up at his grandparents' farm， he's realized that he needs to go back。 The Shamble Man is attacking gods and kidnapping his grandmother。 The Shamble Man is filled with anger and rage and all of it is aimed directly at Tristan， and Tristan needs to go back to Alke to save his grandmother and stop the Shamble Man。Tristan Strong Destroys the World continues one of my favorite subversions of the first book。 Tristan is a boxer who comes from a family line of boxers。 He's expected and trained to fight and while he does fight enemies in combat， we see Tristan use his powers of an Anansesem and storytelling and talking when confronting enemies。 It would be so easy to just see Tristan fight his way through everything， he's literally a trained boxer but we see him learn more that punching is always the best solution。And trauma！ We continue the very complicated conversation of trauma。 How many middle grade books are out there that not only deal with personal trauma but larger， community-based trauma？ Tristan Strong Destroys the World does this。 The first book focused a lot on Tristan's own personal trauma， but here we get to see things on a wider scale。 He's still got his own trauma to grapple with， but we're not just seeing his trauma。 We have conversations of trauma on page that are straightforward to understand， while being more than just a surface level understanding。And with the larger discussion of trauma， we also see Tristan begin to really explore the concept of diaspora。 We see it not only with trauma， but also， largely， with the stories that are so important and integral to the story Mbalia is telling us。 We start to explore how stories grow and spread and change and the threads and roots of those stories。 People are made of stories waiting to be told。 That is the message I leave this book with。I adore this series and I'm going to be sad for it to end because it's incredibly powerful and doing things that other books aren't。 It's embracing conversations and topics that other books dance around for the intended age group。 Tristan truly feels like a middle schooler who's beginning to mature and grow and I love reading every page of his story。 "Sometimes there ain't no fixing something， baby。 If you wanna rebuild， you gotta break it down and start all over。" 。。。more

Libby ，

Tristan Strong tells a story that no matter what happens ， when you get knocked down to get back up again。

Jay Reace ，

Read it immediately after the first and wasn’t disappointed。 Don’t get me wrong， I don’t think it was a good as the first but it’s still worth the read。

Sadi ，

Just as enjoyable as the first but the story telling was a little rough in spots。

Caitlin Snyder ，

The quilt。 I have so much to say， I want to write a research paper。

GivernyReads ，

Rating: 3。5While， I enjoyed reading this book， I did feel there was a bit of a repeat on the first book。 It was a bit of a disappointing squeal， however some character introductions made it good。The plot did deal with themes of PTSD， due to the people of Alke rebuilding their lives as well as Tristan learning to deal with what happened in book 1。 I enjoyed reading about Nana and Alke， but would have hoped to see a closer relationship between Tristan and Nana。 However， Mbalia wrote a beautiful st Rating: 3。5While， I enjoyed reading this book， I did feel there was a bit of a repeat on the first book。 It was a bit of a disappointing squeal， however some character introductions made it good。The plot did deal with themes of PTSD， due to the people of Alke rebuilding their lives as well as Tristan learning to deal with what happened in book 1。 I enjoyed reading about Nana and Alke， but would have hoped to see a closer relationship between Tristan and Nana。 However， Mbalia wrote a beautiful story filled with many important themes and hard topics。 The book was written in a way that younger children would find it easy and fun to understand。 The character development in this book did slow down a bit， but the first and third book make up for it。 I love the new characters introduced in this book。 It made the plot more interesting and unpredictable。 Overall， this book was enjoyable。 While it did have flaws， I would still recommend giving it a read。*I received this book in exchange for my honest review。* 。。。more

Helen ，

Another knockout by Mbalia。 Tristan meets even more Gods of Midpass and Alke this visit。 Stakes are even higher as Tristan has to stop a storm from destroying Alke and rescue his family and friends。 Readers will cheer for each new folk hero Mbalia introduces。 By the end of this book the reader has been totally incorporated into the story and understands their role in telling and sharing these folkstories。 Mbalia discusses tough topics like cultural appropriation， trama and that the person tellin Another knockout by Mbalia。 Tristan meets even more Gods of Midpass and Alke this visit。 Stakes are even higher as Tristan has to stop a storm from destroying Alke and rescue his family and friends。 Readers will cheer for each new folk hero Mbalia introduces。 By the end of this book the reader has been totally incorporated into the story and understands their role in telling and sharing these folkstories。 Mbalia discusses tough topics like cultural appropriation， trama and that the person telling the story decides who is the hero and who is the villain。 A must read for tweens， teens and people who enjoy a good adventure。 。。。more

H ，

This was a fun follow-up to the first book。 Tristan grew a lot as a character， especially in his journey of grief， in the first one， and it was nice to see that development and improvement and self-awareness continue。 The ending lost me a little bit; I understand what Tristan did and what the result was， but the how of it all went over my head。

Amy ，

Tristan Strong Destroys the World continues Kwame Mbalia’s series， Tristan Strong。 I had the pleasure of reading the first book， Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky。 I thought it was another fun and entertaining book for middle grade readers。 I enjoyed the plot twists and seeing the tale through Tristan’s eyes。 I admired his bravery and courage all throughout the book。 I liked it。Tristan Strong Destroys the World is getting four and a half stars from me。 I recommend it for readers who are b Tristan Strong Destroys the World continues Kwame Mbalia’s series， Tristan Strong。 I had the pleasure of reading the first book， Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky。 I thought it was another fun and entertaining book for middle grade readers。 I enjoyed the plot twists and seeing the tale through Tristan’s eyes。 I admired his bravery and courage all throughout the book。 I liked it。Tristan Strong Destroys the World is getting four and a half stars from me。 I recommend it for readers who are between the ages of eight and twelve。 I look forward to reading the next installment from the Tristan Strong series， Tristan Strong Keeps Punching 。I received a digital copy of Tristan Strong Destroys the World from the publisher， but was not required to write a positive review。 This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion。 。。。more

Katie Reilley ，

Love the way Mbalia weaves the stories， worlds， and characters together。 Full of nonstop action and adventure， I listened as an audiobook （as I did with book 1）， and highly recommend。 The character voices are exceptional！

Jill booksandescape ，

Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia is the second book in the Tristan Strong series。 In this sequel， Tristan is back with his grandparents in Alabama。 He is focused on boxing。 One day， Tristan is visited by spirits from Alke who tell him that the Shamble Man is coming to his family’s farm。 The Shamble Man arrives and wreaks havoc on the farm and steals his grandmother away。 Tristan resolves to return to Alke and rescue his grandmother， with the trickster god Anansi imprisoned in hi Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia is the second book in the Tristan Strong series。 In this sequel， Tristan is back with his grandparents in Alabama。 He is focused on boxing。 One day， Tristan is visited by spirits from Alke who tell him that the Shamble Man is coming to his family’s farm。 The Shamble Man arrives and wreaks havoc on the farm and steals his grandmother away。 Tristan resolves to return to Alke and rescue his grandmother， with the trickster god Anansi imprisoned in his magical cell phone the only god he can summon for help。 Tristan’s powers as an Anansesem， a carrier and spreader of stories， are disappearing with his grandmother。This book is incredibly fast-paced。 I had a hard time tearing my eyes from the page。 I cannot get enough of Tristan and this rich， vivid world known as Alke。 。。。more

Beth ，

3。5。 Not quite as exciting or ominous as the first book， I wasn’t as drawn to the characters this time。 Still a good read if a little hard to follow， hoping for big stuff from the final book in the trilogy。

Zen ，

This book was a lot slower than the first。 I found myself connecting with the new characters less。 Gum-baby still had me laughing though。

Erin ，

When spirits warn Tristan that the Shamble Man is coming， he is forced to go back to Alke with his Story Box Phone when his grandmother is kidnapped。 There， he discovers that the Shamble Man is intent on destroying Alke。 To save his grandmother and Alke， Tristan must confront his mistakes。This was really good。 It was a little bit of a slower read。 I liked that it introduced me to folktales and mythology that I'm not as familiar with。 Gum Baby remains a favorite character。 When spirits warn Tristan that the Shamble Man is coming， he is forced to go back to Alke with his Story Box Phone when his grandmother is kidnapped。 There， he discovers that the Shamble Man is intent on destroying Alke。 To save his grandmother and Alke， Tristan must confront his mistakes。This was really good。 It was a little bit of a slower read。 I liked that it introduced me to folktales and mythology that I'm not as familiar with。 Gum Baby remains a favorite character。 。。。more

Kathy ，

It was really confusing and I couldn't really understand what was happening It was really confusing and I couldn't really understand what was happening 。。。more

E ，

Enjoyable。 Fun。 Love the folklore/myths that are brought to life in this series。 Rooting for Tristan！ Can't wait for book 3！！ Enjoyable。 Fun。 Love the folklore/myths that are brought to life in this series。 Rooting for Tristan！ Can't wait for book 3！！ 。。。more

Nora Martinez ，

**5/5 stars**Don’t even think for a second that Kwame Mbalia could be a one-hit-wonder。 Tristan Strong Destroys the World is as much of a game-changer as the first book。 Mbalia takes all of the powerful themes from Punches a Hole in the Sky—family， self-worth， loss， diaspora and community， trauma， etc。— and packs them into an adventure that rivals any of Percy Jackson’s。 But Mbalia has no time nor patience for the Golden Hero， the single savior; Tristan is one piece in a patchwork of people in c **5/5 stars**Don’t even think for a second that Kwame Mbalia could be a one-hit-wonder。 Tristan Strong Destroys the World is as much of a game-changer as the first book。 Mbalia takes all of the powerful themes from Punches a Hole in the Sky—family， self-worth， loss， diaspora and community， trauma， etc。— and packs them into an adventure that rivals any of Percy Jackson’s。 But Mbalia has no time nor patience for the Golden Hero， the single savior; Tristan is one piece in a patchwork of people in community who all need each other to survive and empower one another。 And that， to me， is real heroism。 。。。more

Gretchen ，

Tristan is back in his world dealing （or not dealing） with the trauma he experienced in Alke。 After a challenging boxing sparring match， a pair of spirits appear and attacks。 Tristan only avoids series injury because his grandmother comes to his rescue。 It turns out， Tristan's grandmother knows more about Alke than he does。 While recovering from the attack， a new evil called the Shamble Man kidnaps Tristan's grandmother and takes her to Alke。 Tristan must go back to Alke to save her， but things Tristan is back in his world dealing （or not dealing） with the trauma he experienced in Alke。 After a challenging boxing sparring match， a pair of spirits appear and attacks。 Tristan only avoids series injury because his grandmother comes to his rescue。 It turns out， Tristan's grandmother knows more about Alke than he does。 While recovering from the attack， a new evil called the Shamble Man kidnaps Tristan's grandmother and takes her to Alke。 Tristan must go back to Alke to save her， but things aren't as great as he would expect。 Tristan must overcome his own trauma to save both his world and Alke from destruction。 。。。more

Leah M ，

CONTENT WARNING: violence， trauma， mention of deathI’m not sure if I can adequately find the right words to express how much I loved this book。 Tristan is back in a new book， for another adventure with even higher stakes。 The narrational style that Tristan uses is a laid-back and conversational tone， with no shortage of snark and sarcasm， although Tristan isn’t afraid to talk about his feelings。 I truly appreciate that， and love that there are books showing young people， especially boys， that it CONTENT WARNING: violence， trauma， mention of deathI’m not sure if I can adequately find the right words to express how much I loved this book。 Tristan is back in a new book， for another adventure with even higher stakes。 The narrational style that Tristan uses is a laid-back and conversational tone， with no shortage of snark and sarcasm， although Tristan isn’t afraid to talk about his feelings。 I truly appreciate that， and love that there are books showing young people， especially boys， that it’s okay to show your feelings。This story not only picks up where it left off with the African and African American mythology and legends， it also further expands on them。 Even the villains are related to Black history， featuring characters derived and depicting the evils of slavery。 There’s even more of a focus on how these stories link Black Diaspora populations together， and I loved how it emphasized the interconnectedness of all of these groups。 There’s characteristics associated with Diaspora populations， and this story highlights so many of those: hope， strength， power， resilience， and determination。“The stories in each quilt square were unique， representing different places and experiences。 The Diaspora。 But when they were collected like this， they came together to make a beautiful artifact we all could appreciate。”It wasn’t a stretch to get me to love the characters in this story。 So many of them were already favorites of mine from book 1 — Tristan， Ayanna， Gum Baby （even if she does kind of remind me of a sassy little sister）， and so many others。 But there’s also some new ones， and I also got to see new facets of characters that we didn’t really get to see as much of， like Anansi。 Mbalia has a true talent for developing a variety of characters and making them all feel so well-rounded and realistic。 This story also has the incredible task of bringing folk heroes to life， and they’re done in such a beautiful way。 This is a story that is published on Rick Riordan’s imprint。 While it is most certainly an OwnVoices book that is told in a way that feels incredibly genuine and honors the strong， difficult， and often painful journey of Africans and African-Americans， it is also clearly the kind of book that fits with Rick Riordan’s imprint。 The characters are hilarious， and it embodies that underdog spirit that I love to read and root for。 This was the line that really stuck out to me the most， and I love that it’s highlighted here:“No story is perfect for everyone， but everyone can find the perfect story when they need it most。” 。。。more

Eileen ，

5 starsThe first book was a strong beginning， but I loved this one even more。 I was already familiar with the world， which probably helped， but I thought the main storyline was also more interesting with Anansi being a wise-cracking voice on his phone as he goes on a mission to save his Grandmother， but really it's a mission to save both our world and the world of Alke。 This is such an interesting world the author has created and the characters are all so much fun。 Gum Baby was less obnoxious an 5 starsThe first book was a strong beginning， but I loved this one even more。 I was already familiar with the world， which probably helped， but I thought the main storyline was also more interesting with Anansi being a wise-cracking voice on his phone as he goes on a mission to save his Grandmother， but really it's a mission to save both our world and the world of Alke。 This is such an interesting world the author has created and the characters are all so much fun。 Gum Baby was less obnoxious and a lot funnier in this one， and I loved how the bonds among Tristan's team are strengthening even as Tristan and Gum baby continue to bicker。 I also loved how he learned about the harm that he caused in the first book， but that he has a chance to make things right and he steps up to the plate。 I also liked how the villain in this story was very complex and painted with compassion。 The action was absolutely non-stop， and the ending was quite satisfying， even as it sets us up for the third book。 I highly recommend this series， as I do all of the books in this Rick Riordan Presents imprint。 。。。more

Sheri ，

Liked this one more than the first book！ Appreciated Tristan's interactions with his grandparents。 Maybe a few less characters to keep track of made it more enjoyable？ Doesn't matter， a great middle grade book！ Liked this one more than the first book！ Appreciated Tristan's interactions with his grandparents。 Maybe a few less characters to keep track of made it more enjoyable？ Doesn't matter， a great middle grade book！ 。。。more

Suzanne ，

The second book in the Tristan Strong series was just as good as the first book。 I loved how Mbalia wove the legends into current times。 The characters continued to get more intricate。 The story moved along with a quick pace。 I look forward to sharing this story with my students。

Tessa ，

I didn't think that Mbalia's fist book could be topped， but this book certainly comes close if not even。 The narrative voice is just as clever and earnest。 We get some new characters and old favorites。 The adventure was fun。 And that ending was incredibly moving。 The way Mbalia handles trauma and community healing and storytelling and weaves them all together is just incredible。 Absolutely amazing。 I didn't think that Mbalia's fist book could be topped， but this book certainly comes close if not even。 The narrative voice is just as clever and earnest。 We get some new characters and old favorites。 The adventure was fun。 And that ending was incredibly moving。 The way Mbalia handles trauma and community healing and storytelling and weaves them all together is just incredible。 Absolutely amazing。 。。。more

Tina Fava ，

This was a family read-aloud for us。 We all loved Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky。 We loved this even more！ The banter between Tristan and Gum Baby provides the perfect comic relief when the story gets intense。 I particularly appreciate that this book introduces the concept of diaspora in way that children can understand。 My 12-year old remarked that every chapter is a cliff-hanger。 It was a challenge to put down the book and not stay up too late reading！ We can't wait for the next book This was a family read-aloud for us。 We all loved Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky。 We loved this even more！ The banter between Tristan and Gum Baby provides the perfect comic relief when the story gets intense。 I particularly appreciate that this book introduces the concept of diaspora in way that children can understand。 My 12-year old remarked that every chapter is a cliff-hanger。 It was a challenge to put down the book and not stay up too late reading！ We can't wait for the next book in this series。 。。。more

Ms。 S ，

Gum Baby！

Ruth Anne ，

A great sequel that lived up to everything I enjoyed in the original， with an ending I did not see comeing。

Dana ，

Another fun addition to the Riordan-started god chronicles。 Centered primarily around African/-American mythology， young Tristan manages to mess up on a global scale once again。 Highly recommend。

Erika ，

Just as good as the first one！ The author mesmerizes again as Tristan， Gum Baby and the Gods and Goddesses of Alke （Africa） fight the evils of King Cotton and chattel slavery。 There is a strong （pun intended） message woven in about fighting to retain the beautiful richness of life before trauma rather than turning to the dark side because of your pain。 A really fun read-aloud with my 11yo daughter。 She stalled when we arrived at the final chapter because she knows she will have to wait at least Just as good as the first one！ The author mesmerizes again as Tristan， Gum Baby and the Gods and Goddesses of Alke （Africa） fight the evils of King Cotton and chattel slavery。 There is a strong （pun intended） message woven in about fighting to retain the beautiful richness of life before trauma rather than turning to the dark side because of your pain。 A really fun read-aloud with my 11yo daughter。 She stalled when we arrived at the final chapter because she knows she will have to wait at least two months before the next book comes out！ 。。。more

Joe Holman ，

I remember so many of the John Henry， Brer Rabbit， Gum Baby stories from my childhood - the Uncle Remus books - that it is fun reading the Tristan Strong books with a new hero and all the other characters in a supporting role， both good and bad。 I hope the Tristan Strong books will encourage readers to rediscover and enjoy the Uncle Remus books。

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