Those who get it develop bizarre mutations-sometimes subtle, like a tiny mouth at the base of one boy's neck, and sometimes obvious and grotesque. A sexually transmitted disease, the 'bug,' is spreading among teenagers. The setting is Seattle during the early '70s. But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price.Ĭan Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves? Find out by diving into this stunning graphic novel adaptation of the original book.In the dense, unnerving Black Hole,Burns combines realism-never a concern for him before-and an almost convulsive surrealism.

In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left Black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature's hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan chases after it-is that a doll?-and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from the tragedy.īut on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. The talented team of Robert Venditti and Olivia Stephens brings to glorious full color the novel that best-selling author Jason Reynolds called 'A brilliant action adventure rooted in African American lore.' The illustrations pop with energy and color.'- School Library Journal 'This graphic adaptation of the children's novel that began the 'Tristan Strong' trilogy will have plenty of appeal for readers who are interested in African and African American characters and folklore. The best-selling and awarding-winning novel about a Black boy who helps folk heroes and gods through storytelling is now a dynamic graphic novel!

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