Kwame Mbalia
American author of middle-grade and young adult fiction, best known for the Tristan Strong series (Rick Riordan Presents), which draws on African and African-American folklore. His debut, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, was published in 2019.
Books
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1. Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In The Sky
A grieving twelve-year-old boy grieving the death of his best friend accidentally punches a hole in the sky and is hurled into a strange, mythic world where West African and African American folktale figures are real; there he must confront tricksters, monsters, and his own guilt as he joins unlikely allies on a dangerous quest to mend the ripped sky, restore stolen stories, and find courage and identity in the face of loss.
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