Jerry Craft’s “New Kid,” a graphic novel about a seventh-grader’s struggle ... has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. “New Kid” also received the ...

Last month, author and illustrator Jerry Craft (BFA 1984 Media Arts ... told me how much they identified with the characters in the book. That is pretty amazing. New Kid is the first graphic novel to ...

Jerry Craft credits his two sons, both in college, with helping him to write a better graphic ... kid, Craft preferred Spider-Man comic books to the serious novels that won awards. With “New ...

Jerry Craft: How are you ... medallions that you see on the covers of classic kids books, the John Newbery medal? New Kid was the first graphic novel to win that honor. Jerry was invited to ...

“New Kid” by Jerry Craft (Harper) is a great graphic novel. It is about Jordan ... keep in contact with his old friends. I loved this book because you really can relate to Jordan, even ...

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 ...

When Jerry Craft became ... see the warm reception graphic novels have received from young readers and awards committees alike! How joyous that when children read New Kid in decades to come ...

award-winning author Jerry Craft said his books have actually gotten more attention thanks to the controversies. Craft's books "New Kid" and "Class Act" follow the character Jordan Banks ...

A mom had complained that his humorous graphic novel ... was someone else.” Jerry Craft says the very reason he wrote New Kid is that he didn’t see himself in other books when he was growing ...

Last fall, a Texas school board temporarily banned the beloved book, a Newbery Medal winner. By Mia Galuppo Film Writer “Books aimed ... Jordan Banks from New Kid,” Craft offered in a ...

The ban raises old questions about who gets to decide what's appropriate for kids. Plus, host Trymaine Lee's daughter on representation in books. Jerry Craft’s graphic novel New Kid has won ...