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Tristan Strong Destroys the World (a Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2)
Tristan Strong Destroys the World (a Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2) | Kwame Mbalia
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Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the New York Times best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia. 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.
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Bookish_Gal
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This was a very good sequel that focuses on the repercussions of the first. Yes, Tristan saved the world last time, but he was the one who punched the hole first. I really enjoyed the topic of trauma being a forefront topic throughout the story. Between Tristan and the main antagonist. It‘s also nice to get an extended view of the world of Alke and how important telling stories are. Also love those new goddesses. They‘re gorgeous #RiordanPresents

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Bookish_Gal
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Sometimes there ain‘t no fixing something, baby. If you wanna rebuild, you gotta break it down first [Nana]
#RiordanPresents

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Bookish_Gal

“But it‘s one thing to take the belt when don‘t nobody see you coming. It‘s another to stare down an entire country while you got a target on your back, and then beat them challengers into submission. It‘s hard to win a belt.... It‘s even harder to keep it.” [Granddad Strong]
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MisterWhitaker
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Quick and dirty review: easy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. I enjoyed the first book, but now I‘m hooked into this series and heartbroken that i have to wait for the next book. I wish i was a kid when this series came out. As a Black kid I spent a ton of time living in fantasy and mythology books, but none of them featured Black characters. I‘m so glad that kids now have more choices than i did! So good!

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LibrarianRyan
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No tristian. Don't destroy the world. I LOVED book 1.

I also aplud the designers for making this book so pink. My former town the middle school choses the “big read“ for the town, and they automatically throw out pink books. They are seen as too girly. I wish the librarian would not have tought them that. ugggghhhhh

Out October 6
#CoverLove #MGedition

DGRachel I can‘t wait for this. I loved the first book. 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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Book 1 was so amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the author just had a baby. Book number two and I need it NOW!!!! I will say this cover is a bit pink.

MG (and everyone else)

October 6

#CoverLove
#BlackLivesMatter
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#BlackoutTuesday

julesG Pink is a very manly colour. ? I'm going to check whether the first book is available in translation already. My lazy kids don't want to read in English at the moment, but love to talk in "Gernglish" (terrible mix of German and English) all day. 4y
LibrarianRyan @julesG I like pink and think more books with male protagonists should use it. It was just an odd choice after the first one. I know the author tweeted new translations are coming out, I just didn't pay attention to which ones. I believe @Wonderwoman89 has my copy for #LMPBC. I am really glad they didn't change the style. They changed the Style of Sal and Gabi and I don't like it as well. 4y
julesG Thanks. Will check. 4y
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Jasxnicole
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It‘s gorgeous!!! 😍😍

I gotta hurry up and finish the first one ASAP!!

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