Class Act: A Graphic Novel – A Hilarious Bestselling Novel on Friendship and Identity for Children (Ages 8–12) - Couverture rigide

Craft, Jerry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0062885510 ISBN 13 : 9780062885517

Editeur : Quill Tree Books, 2020

Synopsis

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. 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 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?

New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jerry Craft is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid and its companion books, Class Act and School Trip. New Kid was the first book in history to win the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives with his wife in Orlando, Florida. Visit him online at www.jerrycraft.com.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Kirkus Prize winner Jerry Craft follows up the critically acclaimed and Newbery award-winning New Kid, with this poignant and funny full-color companion graphic novel about Jordan's friend Drew, who has his own struggles at Riverdale Academy Day 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 told him that his entire life. But lately he's been thinking: Even if he works ten times as hard, he may never get the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the prestigious Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted. Then, after a visit to his friend Liam's house, Drew realizes that Liam is one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is okay, but even his best friend, Jordan, can tell that something is up. As the pressures build, and he starts to feel more isolated than ever, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And more importantly, will he finally be able to accept himself?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quill Tree Books
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062885510
• ISBN 13: 9780062885517
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Craft Jerry
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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