{"id":5749,"date":"2021-09-21T04:53:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T04:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pma.com.sg\/shop\/?post_type=product&p=5749"},"modified":"2025-05-19T06:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:49:58","slug":"new-kid-9780062691194","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/pma.com.sg\/shop\/product\/new-kid-9780062691194\/","title":{"rendered":"New Kid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coretta Scott King Award (Author)<\/p>\n

Newbery Medal<\/p>\n

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Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers\u2019 Literature!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang,\u00a0New Kid\u00a0<\/em>is a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u2014and 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?<\/p>\n

This middle grade graphic novel is an excellent choice for tween readers, including for summer reading.<\/p>\n

New Kid<\/em>\u00a0is a selection of the\u00a0Schomburg Center’s Black Liberation Reading List.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plus don’t miss Jerry Craft’s\u00a0Class Act<\/em>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: Jerry Craft
\nPublication date: 5 Feb 2019
\nPublisher: HarperCollins
\nFormat: Paperback | 256 pages
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