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TextPublisher: New York : Quill Tree Books, 2020Description: 256 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062885517 :Genre/Form: Children's and Teenage: Humorous Stories | Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories | Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories | European comic books: general, classic, all ages | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Racism & multiculturalism | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | American / British style comic books & graphic novels | Children's / Teenage general interest: People & places | Children's / Teenage general interest: Boys & men | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues | Relating to African American people DDC classification: 741.5973 Summary: New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it's Jordan's friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school. Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying "You have to work twice as hard to be just as good." His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn't afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted? To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together. As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.
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| C .C695 2014 Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl. | C .C854 2018 Bigby bear / | C .C885 2019 New kid / | C .C885 2020 Class Act / | C .C967 2020 Kodi | C .D365 2020 Adventure box: Go for it, Leah! | C .D388 2014 Hidden : |
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it's Jordan's friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school. Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying "You have to work twice as hard to be just as good." His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn't afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted? To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together. As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.
11 - US school grade range: From 3 To 7 ; 17 - Interest age, years: From 8 To 12