Cartoonist and children's book author Jerry Craft published the Newbery award-winning graphic novel New Kid in 2019. New Kid also won the Coretta Scott King Author Award and the Kirkus Prize.

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 ...

New Kid by Jerry Craft; HarperCollins, 256 pages ($12.99) Ages 8 to 12. This smart, funny, insightful graphic novel offers a sympathetic ... At the school book fair, the librarian gets all teary ...

Following a 10-day review, Katy Independent School District will return "New Kid" by Jerry Craft to circulation after pulling the graphic novel for ... of the book, ‘New Kid,’” the ...

This essay by Jerry Craft ... first book way back in 1997, not once have I ever heard from a kid who said they felt bad after reading one of my books. They look at the characters from New Kid ...

Jerry Craft was intent on creating ... of the characters in his 2019 bestseller, “New Kid,” the first release in a three-book graphic novel series aimed at middle-grade readers.

Author/illustrator Jerry Craft joined us to share his newest graphic novel, "School Trip", which is a companion novel to the critically acclaimed novel "New Kid". In this new book, Jordan ...

One of them, encouraging kids and educators to explore a new ... Craft is an author in the fast-growing graphic novel genre. Craft said they’re more than just big comic books.

Kansas St., will hold a virtual meeting with author Jerry Craft at 7 p.m. Tuesday ... 1 New York Times best-selling graphic novels New Kid, and its companion book, Class Act.

This discussion with Jerry ... their books being challenged and banned in the U.S. Cartoonist and children's book author Jerry Craft published the Newbery award-winning graphic novel New Kid ...