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Happy Wednesday! It's a sparkling morning by me! I hope you plan on getting outside for some fresh air and exercise! Boo's waiting at my feet for our long morning walk right now.
Waiting on Wednesday features Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky: the Graphic Novel. Robert Venditti adapted Kwame Mbalia's debut novel and trilogy starter into a brilliant full-color graphic novel that is releasing on August 9. Older students might recall that I reviewed all three novels in the Tristan Strong trilogy on Middle Grade Monday over the years. These are the fast-paced adventures of Tristan Strong, a seventh grader who is grieving the death of his best friend, Eddie. Tristan feels guilty that he was unable to save Eddie and treasures Eddie's notebook filled with stories. He is sent to stay with his grandparents for the summer and, on the first night there, a little doll sneaks into Tristan's room and steals Eddie's notebook. Enraged, Tristan chases the doll and accidentally punches a portal into another universe peopled with gods from African mythology and African American folk heroes and legends. MidPass is under siege and the gods and legends are tired. Tristan needs to help them in order to get back to his world and his grandparents farm.
If you love fast-paced adventure filled with great characters and lots of humor, you will love the Tristan Strong trilogy. I am looking forward to reading the graphic novel adaptation! Happy reading!
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