Something In BeTWEEN -New Kid

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Our next book to discuss will be New Kid by Jerry Craft. Discussion questions and bio will be posted throughout the months of August and September. Thoughts and comments about the book may be posted at any time.

[Desiree]

On Tuesday October 5th we will be discussing New Kid by Jerry Craft

About the Author:

Jerry Craft is the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal winning author of the graphic novel, New Kid. His second graphic novel, Class Act, publishes on October 6, 2020. Craft is also the creator of Mama’s Boyz, an award-winning comic strip which won the African American Literary Award five times. He is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival.

About the book:
2021-2022 LYRC book, reading level 2.9 = 2 AR points

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. As 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.