New Kid 3-Book Box Set: New Kid, Class Act, School Trip

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From critically acclaimedNew York Timesbestselling author-illustrator Jerry Craft comes a new special box set that includes all three books in his award-winning collection of graphic novels.

In New Kid, winner of the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize, youll meet twelve-year-old Jordan Banks as he starts seventh grade at the prestigiousRiverdale Academy Day Schoolwhere diversity is low and expectations are high.

In Class Act, Jordans friends Drew and Liam have their own struggles as they enter their eighth grade year. Can two kids who are really so different still be friends

And the saga soars to new heights in School Trip, where Jordan, Drew, Liam, and the rest of their friends all feel like the new kid as they spend an entire week in Paris.

Middle school is hard enough without being the new kid...

Author Bio

Jerry Craft is an author and illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards and is a co-founder of the Schomburg Center's Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Connecticut. Visit him online at www.jerrycraft.com. Jerry Craft is an author and illustrator who has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels, including The Zero Degree Zombie Zone by Patrik Henry Bass. Jerry is the creator of Mama's Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards and is a co-founder of the Schomburg Center's Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Connecticut. Visit him online at www.jerrycraft.com.