✏️New Kid by Jerry Craft (MG)

New Kid is a 2019 graphic novel by Jerry Craft. The novel tells the story of a 12-year-old African American boy named Jordan Banks who experiences culture shock when he enrolls at a private school. Taking place over Jordan's freshman year at a prestigious private school, he has to adjust to a new school, experiences and witnesses microaggressions, and makes friends with other students. The book is semi-autobiographical for Craft, who based the book on his experiences in a private school and those of his two sons. While he wishes the book to be appreciated by a wide range of readers, Craft particularly wanted it to accurately reflect a present-day African American experience.

Chapter 1: The War of Art (You Tube)

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New Kids by Jerry Craft

256 pages, Hardcover

Published February 5, 2019 by Quill Tree Books
Language English
Series: New Kid (#1)
Setting New York City, New York (United States)
Characters Jordan Banks

🏆Literary awards: Newbery Medal (2020), Vermont Golden Dome Book Award Nominee (2021), Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author (2020), NAIBA Book of the Year for Middle Grade (2019), Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature (2019), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade & Children's (2019), NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor Book (2020), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2021)

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