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Description for New Kid
Paperback.
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. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. 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. ... Read more
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. Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. 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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062691194
SKU
V9780062691194
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-50
About Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft is an author and illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards, and he is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center's Annual ... Read more
Reviews for New Kid
Funny, sharp, and totally real! Jordan Banks is the kid everyone will be talking about!
Jeff Kinney, Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Possibly one of the most important graphic novels of the year.
Booklist (starred review) An engrossing, humorous, and vitally important graphic novel that should be required reading in ... Read more
Jeff Kinney, Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Possibly one of the most important graphic novels of the year.
Booklist (starred review) An engrossing, humorous, and vitally important graphic novel that should be required reading in ... Read more