Books by this author
![Black Boy Joy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/black-boy-joy.jpeg?itok=iYbVfHbx)
A collection of stories, comics and poems that celebrate Black boyhood from critically acclaimed Black authors including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft and Kwame Mbalia.
Black Boy Joy
Kwame Mbalia
Age Level:
9-12 Genre:
Short Stories ![Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/tristan-strong-punches-hole-in-sky.jpeg?itok=QTMSQ4Ay)
Tristan, in mourning for his best friend Eddie, attempts to recover Eddie’s story journal and finds himself on a mission to save a world populated with people he knows from stories — African American folk heroes and West African gods. Also available as a graphic novel (opens in a new window).
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Kwame Mbalia
Age Level:
9-12 Genre:
Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales, Fiction, Fantasy