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9780062691194 New Kid For fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang comes this full-color, contemporary graphic novel about a twelve-year-old kid from Washington Heights who starts the seventh grade at a new posh private school, where diversity is low and expectations are high.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 just happens to be 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?With humor, heart, and honesty, cartoonist Jerry Craft shines a spotlight on the
From critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jerry Craft comes a new special box set that includes all three books in his award-winning collection of graphic novels.In New Kid, winner of the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize, you'll meet twelve-year-old Jordan Banks as he starts seventh grade at the prestigious Riverdale Academy Day School--where diversity is low and expectations are high.In Class Act, Jordan's friends Drew and Liam have their own struggles as they enter their eighth grade year. Can two kids who are really so different still be friends? And the saga soars to new heights in School Trip, where Jordan, Drew, Liam, and the rest of their friends all feel like the "new kid" as they spend an entire week in Paris.Middle school is hard enough without being the new kid...
