A New York Times bestsellerA Kirkus Prize winner for Young Readers’ LiteratureA Harvey Award nominee for Best Children’s Book of the YearA Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of the YearA New York Public Library Top Ten Kids Books PickA New York Times 25 Best Children's Book of 2019 PickPerfect 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 fi
