{"product_id":"rick-riordan-presents-tristan-strong-destroys-the-world-a-tristan-strong-novel-book-2-9781368042383","title":"Rick Riordan Presents Tristan Strong Destroys the World (a Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling and award-winning Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTristan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTristan 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEndorsed by Rick Riordan, author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKwame Mbalia \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eTristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, \u003c\/i\u003efor which he received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor award.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe book was also named to best-of-the-year lists\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecompiled by\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, the Chicago Public Library, and the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe second book in the trilogy is \u003ci\u003eTristan Strong Destroys the World\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rick Riordan Presents","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614656762130,"sku":"9781368042383","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2aad7d0b-bc0a-4ae8-a7a2-f71cd0534d1c.jpg?v=1732455687","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rick-riordan-presents-tristan-strong-destroys-the-world-a-tristan-strong-novel-book-2-9781368042383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}