New Kid Book Questions

Craft spoke with tfk s shay maunz about his career the newbery medal and the upcoming sequel to new kid.

New kid book questions. Winner of the newbery medal coretta scott king author award and kirkus prize for young readers literature. Perfect for fans of raina telgemeier and gene luen yang 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 from award winning author illustrator jerry craft. How did the memoir make you reflect on your own life.

How did the book compare to other memoirs you ve read. In his early weeks at riverdale academy day school rad seventh grader jordan banks. If you could give the book another title what would it be.

What do you think motivated the author to share his or her story. 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. Jordan attends a wealthy school on financial aid and is one of the few kids of color there.

He experiences incredible micro and macro aggressions and as a light skinned black boy he sees racism play out in a variety. As patrick gall wrote in his horn book review jordan s father is less comfortable with immersing his son in a predominantly white school and worries about rad s lack of diversity. New kid by jerry craft.

Seventh grader jordan banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. Did the quality of the writing match the story. In his early weeks at riverdale academy day school rad seventh grader jordan banks is so happy when he sees another african american student that small cupids appear around his head.

What did you think of the author s voice and style. Did you find the author s story compelling. Sure book clubs are a great way to meet new friends get together with old ones and up your monthly reading quota but they re also a place where book lovers can come together and discuss.