03939cam a2200637 4500 2399860059 TxAuBib 20250625120000.0 ||||||s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781368074995 1368074995 B0B7QVQH82 Amazon 69be0683-588d-424a-9ad8-4e1364786edd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9141392 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Mbalia, Kwame. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky [Libby eBook]. Disney Book Group, 2022. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Coretta Scott King Author Award. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. african american folklore. african mythology. tristan strong. graphic novel. Storytelling. brer rabbit. enslavement. folk heroes. John Henry. Adventure. mourning. brer fox. Gum Baby. fantasy. ghosts. Action. Boxing. Anansi. Nyame. Magic. gods. The best-selling and awarding-winning novel about a Black boy who helps folk heroes and gods through storytelling is now a dynamic graphic novel! "This graphic adaptation of the children's novel that began the 'Tristan Strong' trilogy will have plenty of appeal for readers who are interested in African and African American characters and folklore. The illustrations pop with energy and color."— School Library Journal The talented team of Robert Venditti and Olivia Stephens brings to glorious full color the novel that best-selling author Jason Reynolds called "A brilliant action adventure rooted in African American lore." Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from the tragedy. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it—is that a doll?—and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature's hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left Black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves? Find out by diving into this stunning graphic novel adaptation of the original book. Complete your graphic novel collection. Comic and Graphic Books. Juvenile Fiction. Mythology. Folklore. 50. 1. 2. Media Type: eBook. Children’s Favorites Award. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-06-24 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=69be0683-588d-424a-9ad8-4e1364786edd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=69be0683-588d-424a-9ad8-4e1364786edd&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) BTCLS