Join us next Friday for the first meeting of our Tween Book Club! The group (which is for ages 8-12) will meet via Zoom at 4:30 PM on February 26th to discuss New Kid by Jerry Craft.
Copies of New Kid will be available at our Circulation Desk or you can download a digital copy of the book through Hoopla.
BOOK DESCRIPTION: New Kid 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.
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?
If you’d like to join the Tween Book Club, please register through our Online Calendar.
Published on February 17, 2021.
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