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Jerry Craft

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JERRY CRAFT is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid and Class Act. New Kid is the only book in history to win the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature (2020); the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (2019), and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer (2020). Jerry was born in Harlem and grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 77,087 ratings · 8,162 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	New Kid (New Kid #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,355 ratings — published 2019 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Class Act (New Kid #2) 4.27 avg rating — 11,302 ratings — published 2020 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	School Trip (New Kid #3) 4.19 avg rating — 3,941 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama's Boyz: In Living Color! by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author), Lynn Johnston (Foreword) 4.22 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Offenders: Saving the world, while serving detention! by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author), Jaylen Craft, Aren Craft 4.14 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama's Boyz: The Big Picture: What You Need to Succeed! 4.28 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama's Boyz: As American as Sweet Potato Pie ! : A Collection of Comic Strips by Jerry Craft (Goodreads Author), Lynn Johnston (Foreword) 4.27 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama's Boyz: Home Schoolin, Because Learning Shouldn't Stop at 3 O'clock! 4.45 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Kid and Class Act: The Box Set 4.64 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Kid - Als wäre Schule nicht eh schon schwer genug: Das mitreißende New York Times-Bestseller-Comic-Buch für Jugendliche ab 12 Jahren 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jerry Craft liked Kiki's review of J vs. K: "Cute, clever and just downright enjoyable collaboration between two fantastic authors celebrating the art of illustrating and writing as well as friendship and teamwork."
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Jerry Craft liked Vicky 's review of J vs. K: "What a fun read watching 2 5th graders enter The Contest. One writes and one can draw and write. Will either one win? #rivalry #friendship Great collaboration between these two."
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Jerry Craft liked Hoover Public Library Kids and Teens's review of J vs. K: "“Alexander and Craft emphasize the importance of nurturing creative expression and healthy competition in this meta illustrated collaboration.” [Publishers Weekly]"
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Jerry Craft liked Charlene's review of J vs. K: "Always down to read a new Kwame Alexander book! This was a fun read as well as a good introduction to Jerry Craft's work."
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Jerry Craft made a comment on My_Strange_Reading’s review of New Kid (New Kid #1) " Me too. :) "
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Jerry Craft answered Caleb Korkin's question: If the film (it will be) will it become a success would you make a class act movie then school trip? I would love to make a movie for each book.
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“You don't have to like everyone, but you don't have to be a jerk about it, either.”
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What book should we read in April?

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New Kid by Jerry Craft

41 votes 24.4%

The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman

27 votes 16.1%

The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu

24 votes 14.3%

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu

21 votes 12.5%

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

16 votes 9.5%

PAY ATTENTION, CARTER JONES by Gary Schmidt (write-in)

13 votes 7.7%

Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes (write-in)

11 votes 6.5%

New Kid (write-in)

4 votes 2.4%

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu (write-in)

3 votes 1.8%

Eventown (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

A Drop of Hope by Keith Calabrese (write-in)

2 votes 1.2%

The Bridge Home (write-in)

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THe Whispers by Greg Howard (write-in)

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