Well written, well drawn, poignant and funny, I couldn't put it down, reading into the wee hours. This took me a little while to get into. 0000031426 00000 n Craft is often subtle in his character building and this book is all the stronger for it. I'll be buying a copy for my niece soon.This entertaining and enlightening graphic novel tells the story of African American middle-schooler Jordan Banks, who loves to draw and wanted to go to art school, but is sent by his parents to a prestigious private school that emphasizes academics. The art is a little cartoony but fine given that this is a graphic novel for children. )NEW KID is fun and funny at the same time it portrays serious "fitting in at school" issues. I really liked that it tackled so many aspects of racism (especially getting into specifics given that the protagonist, Jordan, is light-skinned - you can tell Craft really knows how to write about race and convey more than the minimum), mostly for black communities but there were students from other backgrounds. 0000081245 00000 n I looked forward to it. Will he be able to fit in among the mostly white students, and keep his neighborhood friends too? Jerry Craft has illustrated and/or written nearly three dozen children’s books, graphic novels and middle grade novels for publishers such as HarperCollins, Scholastic, Benchmark, Pearson and his own publishing company, Mama's Boyz, Inc. His middle grade graphic novel, New Kid, will be released by HarperCollins on February 5, 2019. Jordan sketches out what bothers him in his sketch book, giving us insight on wThe first graphic novel to win a Newberry Medal. 0000017150 00000 n Welcome back. This is the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, and it is well deserved. Jordan Banks is the kid everyone will be talking about!”“Genuine characters propel this funny, warm, biting, fearless story. 0000014360 00000 n 0000063281 00000 n 0000079437 00000 n 0000079910 00000 n Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest 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. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Luckily he finds friends in Liam, the rich white student assigned as his first week guide, and Drew, the only other black boy in his homeroom. 0000035619 00000 n A vocabulary list featuring "New Kid" by Jerry Craft. EBOOK DOWNLOAD New Kid By Jerry Craft: download, ebook, pdf | Glogster EDU - Interactive multimedia posters. This Newbery Award winning graphic novel follows Jordan, a kid from Washington Heights, for his entire seventh grade school year. YOU GUYS! (Gym class excepted, of course. He is one of very few kids of color in the whole school, as if being the new kid wasn't awkward enough. 0000068000 00000 n mQ.|kO2q�:�d���@�pYyYeK�Ɩ�@��NO{��*��M7J��x��_@ff�ѷww��z}�I\'�������������T3I���}?lk�&��4 �� ��k(���h`�@�PE��1�vt�9�.v'9 ĉ`�J31t3�h4pdu�y .�����A� ��v�:� 6 ��� ��G�B$؟0.d�v�y�f������fkcC�� l����p�a|�����Ae� ���G;��L��X� -�:� Published by HarperCollins. EBOOK DOWNLOAD New Kid By Jerry Craft. But while the school excels in offering a variety of exciting academic programs, it lacks diversity and through one year of learning both teachers and students have a lot to learn. Jordan survives joining a mandatory sports team, racial micro-aggressions from teachers, Secret Santas, unspoken cafeteria seating rules, salmon pink shorts and more. "New Kid Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. 0000068409 00000 n 0000080970 00000 n 0000003664 00000 n Know what I love even more about this book than the fact it won the Newbery? 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.

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