Class Act
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In this companion book to New Kid this time it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in a story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.
Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying “You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.” His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn’t afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted?
To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.
As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?
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3 primary books#2 in New Kid
New Kid is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Jerry Craft.
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3.5 Liked that the focus was on Drew here, but all the characters from the first book were featured. This one's a little less nuanced, and often felt too heavy-handed with the point, even for the intended middle grade audience. Appreciated the chapter art was MG graphics this time (except for Life of Pi), think readers will delight in that! Loved seeing a round table of famous Black authors, such a cool easter egg for readers, but how they were inserted didn't really make much sense to the story. So, enjoyable, will easily sell to upper elem & all middle, but didn't quiet reach the heights of New Kid.
New Kid was amazing, of course, but I think I liked this even better! We get to know Jordan, Drew, and Liam even better and it made me laugh consistently all throughout. While being sweet with sharp commentary about NOCLUE adults, Craft is also the master of the sight gag. A must-read for all.
