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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia’s epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods.
*”Mbalia expertly weaves a meaningful portrayal of family and community with folklore, myth, and history―including the legacy of the slave trade―creating a fast-paced, heroic series starter.”–Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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?
Winner of a Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Endorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.
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Publisher : Rick Riordan Presents; Reprint edition (September 22, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 528 pages
ISBN-10 : 1368042414
ISBN-13 : 978-1368042413
Reading age : 9 – 11 years, from customers
Grade level : 3 – 7
Item Weight : 12.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.2 x 1.24 x 7.6 inches
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Customers find the storytelling engaging and interesting. They describe the book as a fun read for children and adults with relatable characters and a relatable main character. The writing quality is described as wonderful and joyous to read. The story holds their interest and entertains them with its humor and cultural relevance. Readers appreciate the perfect pacing and colorful, unapologetic color palette.
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