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New Kid

By: Jerry Craft
Narrated by: Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson
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2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Middle Grade

Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!

An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson, Miles Harvey, and Ron Butler.

Named an Audible Best Audiobook of the Year!

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest 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?

Filled with sound effects and original music, this audio adventure is one the whole family will enjoy.

A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.

Plus don't miss Jerry Craft's Class Act!

©2019 Jerry Craft (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Difficult Discussions Fiction Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Newbery Medal Social & Life Skills Discrimination Comedy Graphic For Kids

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This book was amazing and it helped me feel like how Jordan was feeling at the beginning of the school year and it was just an amazing book. Something that I really learned about it is you might get lost in the school but you can still keep on trying and it was This book was amazing and it helped me feel like how Jordan was feeling at the beginning of the school year and it was just an amazing book. Something that I really learned about it is you might get lost in the school but you can still keep on trying and it was just amazing and it helped me learn.

I loved the book it help me learn and help me focus on it a bunch that was a very interesting Book but I also thought it was amazing because it has the overall is 5 stars there performance 5 stars in the story 5 stars I love how everybody's just there for him yeah somebody might pick on him but he actually goes back and he doesn't pick on that person he doesn't do revenge he does it the right way and ask him to stop we're tell the teacher and it make it helps me a lot and made me learn.

AMAZING

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I really liked the book it is interesting and great for people like me with a wild
imagination.

Intresting

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I loved this story so much I definitely could relate to the story because I went too boarding school. It brought back such memories ,I'm in my sixties and I enjoyed this book so much, of course I brought the book for my grandson who will start middle school in September. This book is a great read and even better audiobook.
Thank you Jerry Craft for memory lane❤

I remember when

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This book is so good! I wish that it was around when I was a child. It gives voice to issues that so many students gave. Absolutely love it!

Needed this!

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Okay, everyone should read this book!! EVERYONE!! ���� Even IF it’s “just for kids” (I’m not a kid, obviously, nor do I have a kid of my own yet)! I first heard of this book from an interview on NPR on the “This American Life” podcast & what made me want to read it for myself is that it has been banned in some middle school libraries . . . 🥺 I, then, offered it up as one of my book choices for my book club. I honestly thought that they weren’t gonna pick it (none of the members are kids, obviously—much less middle school kids 😉), but I am SO glad they did! 😁 I LOVED it! Jordan (the MC) is a laugh-out-loud funny kid & I SO feel for everything he’s going through in this new school. Anyway, would 1,000% recommend for your kid OR ANYONE!! 👍🏻😁😍

5 Stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😍

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OK LET US FACE IT THIS IS A GREAT BOOK AND WHOEVER RATES IT BADLY IS AN IDIOT AND A FREAK!

BEST BOOK EVER BOIZ

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Such a wonderful performance! Really enjoyed the different perspective listening vs reading the book! Brilliant!

Wow!

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It was amazing and my daughter loved it so much she listened to it to fall asleep

I loved the story

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I have dyslexia as well as adhd and a few other learning disabilities , I usually hate my summer reading books but this book was really good and I was able to get it done within three weeks a book for me usually takes a couple months or even years to finish so I really am great full for audible .

Summer reading

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Me and my 11 year old son thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. This was my first selection to listen together on his way to school as a way to encourage him to read more.

Loved it

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