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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · October 7, 2025
Jax Freeman and the Tournament of Spirits
By Kwame Mbalia
A young summoner must uncover a saboteur amidst a magical tournament.
368 pages
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Kwame Mbalia
Biography
Kwame Mbalia is the New York Times best-selling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Author Honor award. The book was also named to best-of-the-year lists compiled by Publishers Weekly, the Chicago Public Library, and the New York Times. The second book in the trilogy is Tristan Strong Destroys the World. Kwame lives with his wife and children in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is currently working on the third book about Tristan. Follow him on Twitter @KSekouM.
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