Kwame Mbalia

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1) Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky

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Seventh-grader Tristan Strong tumbles into the MidPass and, with allies John Henry and Brer Rabbit, must entice the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole Tristan accidentally ripped in the sky.

2) Tristan Strong destroys the world

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Mbalia, Kwame

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Seventh-grader Tristan must return to Alke and enlist the help of African gods and black folktale heroes when Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm in Alabama.

3) Tristan Strong keeps punching

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Mbalia, Kwame

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The Strong family is having a reunion in New Orleans, and twelve-year-old Tristan is supposed to be keeping an eye on his younger cousin Terrance when several things happen at once: he sees his archenemy, King Cotton, and a mysterious girl grabs his magic cellphone--her name is Seraphine, and she seems to know everything about Tristan and the god Anansi (currently inhabiting the cellphone), and she has a mission for Tristan, one that is going lead...

4) Last gate of the Emperor

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Mbalia, Kwame

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Enduring an isolated existence in hardscrabble Addis Prime, a star underground augmented reality gamer finds his small family targeted by city-razing monsters waging a galaxy-spanning war.

5) Jax Freeman and the phantom shriek

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Mbalia, Kwame

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When twelve-year-old African American Jackson Freeman is forced to move from Raleigh, North Carolina to Chicago he finds himself suddenly in a world of talking glasses and clocks, magical inheritance, and daredevil train porters in a fight against a terrifying evil.

6) Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood

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Mbalia, Kwame

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Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds (the Track series), Jerry Craft (New Kid), and Kwame Mbalia (the Tristan Strong series)!
Black boy joy is…

Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.
Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.
Finding your voice—and your rhymes—during tough times.
Flying...

7) Tristan Strong punches a hole in the sky

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Venditti, Robert

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8) Jax Freeman and the tournament of spirits

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Mbalia, Kwame

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Seventh grader Jax Freeman competes with his classmates in the global Tournament of Spirits, where he faces summoners from other schools, monstrous beasts, and a mysterious foe intent on sabotaging the games.

9) On again, awkward again

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Kelly, Erin Entrada

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High school freshmen, Pacy and Cecil, share a look of love at first sight that sparks a series of mistakes and awkward interactions that become part of their love story. When Pacy Mercado and Cecil Holloway spot each other during the first week of freshman year, it's love at first sight. Well, more like love at first fleeting, injury-riddled glance, since the moment is ruined thanks to clumsiness and a criminal case of IBS. Despite their total lack...

10) Black boy joy

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From seventeen acclaimed Black male and nonbinary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.