# Rick Riordan Presents: Tristan Strong Destroys the World-A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2 - Hardcover

by **Kwame Mbalia** (Author)

**Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the _New York Times_ best-selling and award-winning Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia.**

**"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_**  
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)**

**Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.**

### Author Biography

**Kwame Mbalia** is the _New York Times_ best-selling author of _Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky,_ for which he received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor award.The book was also named to best-of-the-year listscompiled by _Publishers Weekly_, the Chicago Public Library, and the _New York Times_.The second book in the trilogy is _Tristan Strong Destroys the World_. Kwame lives with his wife and children in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is currently working on the third book about Tristan. Follow him on Twitter @KSekouM.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.4 x 8.3 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** October 06, 2020

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Tristan Strong Destroys the World

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 5

**Point Value:** 13

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- **Price:** 17.99 USD
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