New Kid
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
No. of pages 256
Published: 2019
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 256 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Jerry Craft is an author and illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards, and he 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. Visit him online at www. jerrycraft. net. Jerry Craft is an author and illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards, and he 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. Visit him online at www. jerrycraft. net.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Kirkus Award
This book was recognised by the Kirkus Award.
Coretta Scott King Award - Author
This book was recognised in the Author category by the Coretta Scott King Award. Presented annually since 1970 by the American Library Association to books by African-America authors and illustrators, this award recognizes excellence in promoting a deeper understanding of the African-American Experience.
"Funny, sharp, and totally real! Jordan Banks is the kid everyone will be talking about!"--Jeff Kinney, Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
"Possibly one of the most important graphic novels of the year."--Booklist (starred review)
"An engrossing, humorous, and vitally important graphic novel that should be required reading in every middle school in America."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"This is more than a story about being the new kid--it's a complex examination of the micro- and macroaggressions that Jordan endures from classmates and teachers. Highly recommended for all middle grade shelves."--School Library Journal (starred review)
"This engaging story offers an authentic secondary cast and captures the high jinks of middle schoolers and the tensions that come with being a person of color in a traditionally white space."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"New Kid is at once tender and tough, funny and heartbreaking. Hand this to the middle-grade reader in your life right away."--The New York Times Book Review