Jerry Craft
1) New kid
Author
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"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...
2) Class act
Author
Series
New kid volume 2
Publisher
Quill Tree Books/Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
3) School trip
Author
Series
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
4) Class act
Author
Series
New kid volume 2
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Celebrating Black Creators
Illinois Libraries Present Season 3 (Winter/Spring 2024)
School Stories (kids)
Illinois Libraries Present Season 3 (Winter/Spring 2024)
School Stories (kids)
Description
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. The audiobook was a 2020 Audie Awards Finalist for Middle Grade and named an Audible Best Audiobook of the Year. This time, it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids...
5) School trip
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Audio
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! The gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you’ve never seen before…Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a...
6) J vs. K
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
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2026 Audie Finalists
Children's Staff Picks 10/2025
Gift Guide 2025: For the Young Reader of Kidlit's Most Notable, Tried & True Authors
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Children's Staff Picks 10/2025
Gift Guide 2025: For the Young Reader of Kidlit's Most Notable, Tried & True Authors
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Description
"Two ten-year-olds must decide whether they should join forces to create an unbeatable duo that is sure to win their school's annual creative storytelling contest"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Mama's Boyz comic strip volume vol. 2
Publisher
Mama's Boyz
Publication Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Description
Presents the second year of "Mama's boyz" comic strips and includes guidelines for drawing the characters.
8) Taṛarruf rāq
Author
Publisher
al-Dār al-ʻArabīyah lil-ʻUlūm Nāshirūn
Publication Date
2021.
Language
Arabic
Description
"يدرك درو إليس، طالب الصف الثامن، أنه لا يحصل على نفس الفرص، بغض النظر عن مدى صعوبة عمله، والتي يعتبرها زملاؤه المميزون في مدرسة Riverdale Academy Day School أمرًا مفروغًا منه، ولجعل الأمور أسوأ، يبدأ درو في الشعور كما لو كان ابنه قد يكون الصديق العزيز ليام واحدًا...
Author
Publisher
Mama's Boyz
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
"Mom and the Boyz are back in their fourth book, but this time it's in their very first, full-color graphic novel! Follow the humorous struggles of a mom raising her two teenage sons."-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Language
English
Description
Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together.
12) Black boy joy
Language
English
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Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Black History Month (kids)
Celebrating Black Creators
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Black History Month (kids)
Celebrating Black Creators
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Description
From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
13) House party
Publisher
Joy Revolution
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Ten bestselling, critically acclaimed authors deliver a fresh novel of interconnected stories that follows a group of young adults over the course of a few wild, transformative hours at an epic house party!"-- Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Bakari Katari Johnson is having a really bad day--class bullies Tariq and Keisha are mad at him, his best friend Wardell has nominated him for hall monitor, a pack of ice zombies from a frozen world are demanding he return the magic ring that Keisha has, and somehow he has to find a way to save the school.
16) Fantastic Four
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy Collects Fantastic Four #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 48, 49, 50, 51, and Fantastic Four Annual #6. It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that...
Author
Publisher
Mama's Boyz
Publication Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Ashley is a very active little girl who loves to get into everything. Except trouble. So she blames her older brother and sister for everything! But when they team up to show her how they feel, will Ashley finally learn her lesson?


