# Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

**Author:** Kwame Mbalia
**Grade range:** Grades 4–7
**Age range:** 9–12
**First published:** 2022
**Genre:** Fantasy
**ISBN-13:** `9781368074995`
**ISBN-10:** `1368074995`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/tristan-strong-punches-a-hole-in-the-sky
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

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! "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.

## Themes

- mythology
- grief
- courage

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