New Kid

by Jerry Craft

Other authorsJerry Craft (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Call number

FIC Craft

Description

"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 fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?"

Collection

Publication

HarperCollins (2019), 256 pages

Awards

Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2021)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2021)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2021)
Kirkus Prize (Finalist — Young Readers' Literature — 2019)
Audie Award (Finalist — Middle Grade — 2020)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2021)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2020)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2021)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2020)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Almost Made It! — 2022)
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 2020)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2021)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee — 2022)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2021)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — Graphic Novel — 2021)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Coretta Scott King Award (Winner — 2020)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — 2022)
Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee — 2021)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2021)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Middle School — 2021)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2021)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2021)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2021)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Honor — 2021)
YouPer Award (Top Ten — 2020)
Three Stars Book Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2020)
CYBILS Awards (Winner — 2019)
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award (2nd Runner-Up — 2021)
Maine Student Book Award (Winner — 2021)
M. Jerry Weiss Book Award (Graphic Novel — 2023)
Charlotte Huck Award (Honor — 2020)
New England Book Award (Finalist — 2019)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2020)
Notable Children's Book (Older Readers — 2020)
Nerdy Book Award (Graphic Novels — 2019)
Project LIT Book Selection (Middle Grade — 2020)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2019)

Language

Original publication date

2019-02-05

Physical description

256 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

0062691198 / 9780062691194

Barcode

2114
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