Reviews

New Kid by Jerry Craft

sarara16's review against another edition

3.0

Really good discussion of micro-aggressions

juliabeaumont's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

spindere11a's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

I couldn’t imagine why New Kid would show up on banned-book lists - it’s a really sweet & funny graphic novel - with awesome artwork - about being a decent, accepting human being …
Survey (or the Googs) says: “CRT propaganda” 🤦🏻‍♀️🫤. Ridiculous.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/28/1144950726/author-jerry-craft-on-new-kid-book-banning#:~:text=Which%20is%20actually%20a%20lot,in%20our%20inevitable%20dystopian%20society.&text=In%20New%20Kid%2C%20Jordan%20says,You%20can%20find%20him%20here.

johannawilbur's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

captainz's review against another edition

5.0

I listened to this and it was produced amazingly! I want to also read the graphic novel now to see what visuals I missed. It's so good!

growing_zoe's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A good middle grade comic! I think it portrayed all sorts of microaggressions in really understandable ways, which is important for teaching kids how to recognize racism like that and give them the vocabulary to fight against it. It was also quirky and fun, although I did dislike the art style.

nturetsky's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jerilee40's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars

theoblongbox's review against another edition

3.0

This book was better than expected. I really liked the story. I also liked the illustrations a lot. I will definitely be reading more from this author if he has more books like this.

ellenmulholland's review against another edition

This was my first graphic novel!!!! And...I loved it. Jordan is an ace hero. This story is relevant to kids on so many levels. Highly recommend to readers 9-up.