Jordan Banks, the protagonist of New Kid, is a seventh grade student who loves to draw and hopes to one day become a cartoonist.But the graphic novel following Jordan's arrival at a predominantly ...

“New Kid” is the first graphic book to win a Newberry award ... comic strip and has won numerous literary awards. Jordan Banks is an artistic seventh grade boy whose parents are sending ...

It’s also distinctly lacking in diversity. African-American new kid Jordan Banks would rather go to art school, but his parents have enrolled him, so he dutifully commutes to the Bronx from his ...

His story about Jordan Banks, a Black student ... of the characters in his 2019 bestseller, “New Kid,” the first release in a three-book graphic novel series aimed at middle-grade readers.

Craft invites us into the world of Jordan Banks, one of the few African-American students at a fancy private school. As a realistic graphic novel starring a kid of color, “New Kid” is a ...

I loved this book because you really can relate to Jordan, even if you aren’t a new kid. The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in.

New Kid follows Jordan Banks, a 12-year-old who lives in Washington Heights and ... Craft himself was a reluctant reader as a kid, obsessed with comic books and not much else. New Kid is the book he ...

“New Kid” — the story of Jordan Banks, an African-American boy who ... For years, graphic novels were not considered “real” books. Many parents and educators still hold to this outdated ...

By Mia Galuppo Film Writer “Books aimed at kids like me seemed ... and to create iconic African American characters like Jordan Banks from New Kid,” Craft offered in a statement around that ...

Jerry Craft's graphic novel 'New Kid' finds a Black student trying to fit in : NPR's Book of the Day Jordan Banks, the protagonist of New Kid, is a seventh grade student who loves to draw and ...