New Kid by Jerry Craft

2020 Newbery Award winner and Coretta Scott King Award

Graphic Novel 

Graphic novel 'New Kid' wins Newbery as children's book awards announced | Books | stltoday.com
This novel was about a student who is the new kid at a predominately white private school. Jordan must navigate the expected middle school experiences, but he must also navigate in a world where he is one of the few students of color. Along the way he makes some unexpected friends and manages to keep his old friends from his neighborhood. In the end, Jordan has found his place both at his new school, and with his old friends. 

This book is geared towards a middle school audience, about sixth to eighth grade. This graphic novel would be a great book to be included in the curriculum of the English classroom. All students will find a character who they can relate to and many students of color will be able to see themselves in Jordan. This book can teach great lesson to students on accepting one another and seeing each other as individuals. I would definitely include this book in my classroom in the future because I think students will be able to relate to the characters and will enjoy the illustrations that go with it. 

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