12/7/2022 0 Comments Library book reviews for kids![]() ![]() And how, if given the chance, people could probably work things out. The book touches on a number of social themes, but they all gel and arch into the idea of how people of different races perceive each other…. He feels like Liam could never really be friends with him, especially if Liam saw how he lived. ![]() When Jordan and Drew visit their wealthy friend Liam over the holiday break, Drew can’t get past the feeling of how different their lives are. It seems like Jordan, who is having his own angst because he is so small, fits in much more easily with the RAD student body. Since his skin tone is darker than Jordan’s, he often feels invisible. He is on scholarship and lives with his grandmother. Drew is the “other” African American student in the mostly white and not-very-diverse RAD Academy. While Jordan is still a central character, in Class Act the story focuses on Drew. Despite the late hour and an early wake-up call, I just kept going. Nevertheless, I was about a quarter of the way into the title when I realized I just didn’t want to put the book down. I don’t love to read titles digitally, so I start and stop and don’t always get into a flow. To be honest, I got off to a rocky start. When I wrote the review, I knew that a second volume was in the works, but with the success of the first title, I had to wonder: Can he get better or will the sequel be a dud? And then it turned into a groundbreaking title by winning the Newbery Medal-the first time a graphic novel attained that honor! In April 2019 I quoted Colby Sharp and agreed that New Kid, by Jerry Craft, was the best comic of the year. ![]()
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