![]() ![]() ![]() New Kid is a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List. This middle grade graphic novel is an excellent choice for tween readers, including for summer reading. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? Turn your life into the stuff of cartoons with this drawing sketchbook inspired by the protagonist of the award-winning graphic novel New Kid, Jordan Banks. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.Īs he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds-and not really fitting into either one. A timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft. He is the author of New Kid (a Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, and Kirkus Prize winner) and Class Act. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. Jerry Craft is a graphic artist and writer. ![]() Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft. Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature! ![]()
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