In book two, we’re discussing different types of trauma: generational, community, and personal trauma. Well, I try to write all my books so that they’re centered around one or two things, and book two, it’s no different. What would you like for kids to connect with the most while reading the book?
They are picking up the pieces and trying to cope with what has happened to their community when along comes this new villain that Tristan will have to face, and it becomes very personal for him. In this book, he is dealing with the aftermath and PTSD. He helps them to speak this monumental evil in book one and he’s back in the book two. Tristan Strong is a young seventh grader, he’s an African-American boy who his actions in the book one discovers that there’s this world where African-American folk heroes and West African gods co-exist. Give us a brief synopsis of the main character This is the second installment in the series. Author Kwame Mbalia Talks New Book ‘Tristan Strong Destroys the World’.I had the pleasure of speaking with Kwame Mbalia, New York Times best-selling author & Coretta Scott King Author Honor award Recipient, to discuss his new book for young readers, “Tristan Strong Destroys the World,“ what inspired his passion for African American folktales, and more. 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. 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. But there’s no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. 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. In short, Riordan is using his considerable platform to explore the world’s timeless stories, written by authors who represent or identify with the respective cultures. In addition to the Tristan Strongtrilogy, the Rick Riordan Presents imprint of books explores the world’s mythologies from Hindu myths, Korean mythology, to Cuban-tinged sci-fi adventure. Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the New York Times best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia. in the Rick Riordan Presents imprint of books that explore the world’s mythologies.
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