A Newbery Award Winner
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Köp båda 2 för 384 krFunny, 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 kidits 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) Award-winning author/illustrator Jerry Craft confronts elitism, microaggression, racism, socioeconomic disparity and white privilege in a familiar setting. His preteen audiences will undoubtedly recognize and empathize with Crafts memorable cast. Shelf Awareness, (starred review) Crafts full-color comics art is dynamic and expressive. This school story stands out as a robust, contemporary depiction of a preteen navigating sometimes hostile spaces yet staying true to himself thanks to friends, family, and art. Horn Book Magazine 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 "This story captures the tensions that come with being a person of color in a traditionally white space." Publishers Weekly Genuine characters propel this funny, warm, biting, fearless story. Entertaining and insightful, it will surely offer affirmation for some readers, revelation for others. Cooperative Childrens Book Center An honest and compelling read for any kid looking for a place to belong. Scholastic Teacher Magazine This beautifully crafted work captures tween angst, recognizes everyday and systemic injustice, and challenges everyone to do better by every kid." The San Francisco Chronicle
Jerry Craft is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid and its companion book, Class Act. New Kid was the first book in history to win the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers Literature. In his latest book, School Trip, Jerry hopes to share his love of travel in order to inspire kids and their families to see the world and embrace new cultures. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Florida. Jerry Craft is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid and its companion book, Class Act. New Kid was the first book in history to win the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers Literature. In his latest book, School Trip, Jerry hopes to share his love of travel in order to inspire kids and their families to see the world and embrace new cultures. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Florida.