Jerry Craft

Class Act

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.

Stef

Much fun reading this sequel. Love to find some easter egg througout the story. And love how the trio jordan-liam-drew more mature in their friendship. 💙💙

Caroline Lewicki

A great "Drew-centric" sequel to "New Kid", "Class Act" focuses on even more issues that kids - especially kids of color - have to contend with. I really enjoyed these and recommend them for every classroom and kid's library collection!

Samirah Arif

I loved it! The art style leveled up from the first book and it even funnier too. I'm usually not a fan of graphic novels because I don't get much time with the characters (it took me 1 hour and 4 minutes to read this one), but I loved this! It did a great job of explaining colorism and microaggressions without explaining them. All in all, it was a great book!

Class Act

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