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Craft, Jerry

New Kid

249 pp. | HarperCollins/Harper | February, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-269120-0 $21.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-06-269119-4 $12.99
(2) 4-6 Jordan, an African American seventh grader from Washington Heights, confronts both covert and overt racism in his first year at a prestigious academy, but he also develops supportive relationships with classmates of different races. Artist Jordan's sketchbook is shown in interludes throughout the engaging graphic novel's main narrative; Craft's full-color comics art is dynamic and expressive. A robust, contemporary depiction of a preteen navigating sometimes hostile spaces yet staying true to himself.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2019

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