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  • Tristan Strong Destroys the World

  • A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 2
  • By: Kwame Mbalia
  • Narrated by: Amir Abdullah
  • Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (334 ratings)

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Tristan Strong Destroys the World

By: Kwame Mbalia
Narrated by: Amir Abdullah
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in the New York Times best-selling Tristan Strong trilogy by Kwame Mbalia.

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.

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Great storytelling - excellent interpretations of diasporic cultural stories and accessible metaphors for social issues that reflect the lives of Black people! I listen to these stories with or without my kids.

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Just Wow!!

I can’t wait for the 3rd book! The author does such a great job of pulling you right into the stories. The stories are about stories, I really love that. Some are stories that I’ve heard from the grandparents of friends, some are stories that I’ve read while planning a Tall Tale themed day camp for Girl Scouts, some were entirely new to me. The narrator.....his voice is so smooth and velvety and I could just listen to him for hours. He does a good job of making each character’s voice it’s own. The way he can give Gum Baby such a high voice when he is clearly a bass himself.....just amazing. When I read the books Tristan was probably my favorite character, after listening to the books Gum Baby rose to the top of my list. :)

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Keep it up!

I truly enjoyed the first book and the second doesn't fail to keep it going. enjoyed hearing more of the characters and their stories.

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amazing

I love this book. I heard beautiful folk tales I didn't know existed. amazing series

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Tristan Strong Doesn’t Miss

The narration. The story. The seamless follow up from the first book. This is another beautiful read.

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Amazed Again

This series has captured me ! I absolutely love love love this series! I cannot get enough! Hilarious, adventurous, loving etc so many words to describe this series. I cannot wait to hear more!

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amazing

love this story, love the writing but the narration is just SO good, SO amazing, it really pulls it all together.

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Love these books

Sap attack!!
We all have that one loud family members with no filter. Lol
I was raised on anansi stories , mami water aka oshun, the sky king. I love the worlds coming together in one realm.

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Yes to Book 2!!

Tristan Strong 2 was amazing!! I couldn't stop listening to this amazing story... just like the first. The storyteller is just as magical as the author. Thank you both!!

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I'm invested in Tristan and Nana

this book is wonderful. I adore Gum Baby! I'm 100% emotionally invested in these characters and cannot wait till book 3.

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