New Kid

<p><strong>Winner of the Newbery Medal Coretta Scott King Author Award and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature! </strong></p><p><strong>Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang <em>New Kid </em>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. </strong><br/></p> <p>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.</p><p>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. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?</p><p>This middle grade graphic novel is an excellent choice for tween readers including for summer reading.<br/></p><p><strong><em>New Kid</em> is a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.</strong></p><p><strong>Plus don't miss Jerry Craft's<em> Class Act</em>!</strong></p>