New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner

Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature

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.

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?

This middle grade graphic novel is an excellent choice for tween readers, including for summer reading.

New Kid is a selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.

Plus don't miss Jerry Craft's Class Act

Author: Jerry Craft
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Published: 02/05/2019
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780062691200
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 500606 / New Kid


Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Winner
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Award: Kirkus Prize - Winner


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 69
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2018 pg. 78
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2019 pg. 88
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 11/26/2019
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Craft, Jerry: -

Jerry Craft is a #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning graphic novel New Kid and its companion, Class Act. New Kid is also the winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award and the Kirkus Prize. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards and is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center's Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Connecticut.