Class Act: A Graphic Novel

Class Act: A Graphic NovelNew 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. This time, its Jordans friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh out loud funny, powerful, and important 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

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meaning that the transitions of petty thieves and minor-league thugs to career crooks and full-time gangsters were only natural segues

Parsons’s residents—both Black and white—are forced to acknowledge the unspoken codes of conduct in their post-Reconstruction era town

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Through out of body travel

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Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined

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The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question

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