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Jerry Craft

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JERRY CRAFT is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid and Class Act. New Kid is the only book in history to win the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature (2020); the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (2019), and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer (2020). Jerry was born in Harlem and grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City.

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New Kid (New Kid #1)

4.15 avg rating — 61,007 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions
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Class Act (New Kid #2)

4.27 avg rating — 11,392 ratings — published 2020 — 17 editions
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School Trip (New Kid #3)

4.19 avg rating — 4,009 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions
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Sappy Father’s Day!

First let me say, that I’m as shocked as anyone that we still celebrate this day. Not that we Dads aren’t worth it, but let’s face it, Father’s Day has never gotten the same respect as Mother’s Day. Not that moms don’t deserve it. Boy, DO they! I’ll be the first to admit it. Maybe they even deserve a little more, you know ’cause of that whole child-birth thing. I’m just saying that there’s a HUGE

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J vs. K by Kwame Alexander
"I am so glad I found this at my library because, as a personal huge fan of Jerry Craft's graphic novels, I knew right away that his work combined with Kwame Alexander's; an author who I really haven't touched on too much; would be amazing. And I was " Read more of this review »
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“You don't have to like everyone, but you don't have to be a jerk about it, either.”
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“Never comfort someone with a lie.”
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What book should we read in April?

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PAY ATTENTION, CARTER JONES by Gary Schmidt (write-in)
 
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Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes (write-in)
 
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New Kid (write-in)
 
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Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu (write-in)
 
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A Drop of Hope by Keith Calabrese (write-in)
 
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