Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
by Kwame Mbalia • Book 1 of the Tristan Strong Trilogy
35 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- African American
- African
Year Published 2019
Word Count 100,219
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 680L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 505341, 15.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Science fiction
- Supernatural
- Adventure and adventurers
- Characters in literature--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | African
- African Americans--Fiction
- Self-confidence--Fiction
- Self-confidence
- Characters in literature
- Supernatural--Fiction
- African Americans
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kwame Mbalia about Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Kwame Mbalia
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 14
Meet-the-Author Recording with Kwame Mbalia
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Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Library of Congress
Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Words about Words Blog
Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Everywhere Book Fest
Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by The Brown Bookshelf
Interview with Kwame Mbalia
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Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Life Writings of a Reader
Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Rick Riordan
Keynote Address by Kwame Mbalia
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Guest Post by Kwame Mbalia
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Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Library of Congress
Series Interview with Kwame Mbalia
Created by Camp Half-Blood Austin
Series Panel Discussion with Kwame Mbalia
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Series Panel Discussion with Kwame Mbalia
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Series Educator's Guide from Disney-Hyperion
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Activity Kit from Disney-Hyperion
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Discussion Guide from Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Created by Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Book Readings 3
Video Book Reading narrated by Amir Abdullah
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Video Book Reading narrated by Kwame Mbalia
Created by Indigo Arts
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Amir Abdullah
Created by Books On Tape® / Listening Library
Book Trailers 2
Book Talk from Westerville Public Library
Created by Westerville Public Library
Video Book Trailer from Texas Bluebonnet Award
Created by Texas Bluebonnet Award
Vocabulary Lists 1
Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Coretta Scott King Book Awards, 1970-2022
Author Honor, 2020
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2022
Commended, 2020
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Fantasy/Science Fiction Selection, 2020
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2020
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Commended, 2020
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