New Kid
About this book
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?
Subjects
- african american artists
- african american school children
- african americans, fiction
- age:max:12
- age:min:9
- artists, fiction
- award:caldecott_award
- award:newbery_award
- cartoonists
- child artists
- collectionid:bannedbooks
- collectionid:texchallenge2021
- comic books, strips
- comic books, strips, etc.
- comics
- fiction
- grade:max:7
- grade:min:3
- graphic novel
- graphic novels
- humorous stories
- humour
- juvenile fiction
- juvenile fiction / comics & graphic novels / humorous
- juvenile fiction / social themes / new experience
- juvenile fiction / social themes / prejudice & racism
- lexile:320
- lexile_code:gn
- lexile_range:301-400
- middle school students
- newbery medal
- new york times bestseller
- novel
- nyt:graphic-books-and-manga=2019-10-13
- parent and child
- parent and child, fiction
- private schools
- race
- race relations, fiction
- school integration
- schools
- schools, fiction