A sensitive, honest view of inequity in a book which has riled many school boards through the United States. Not all problems concern race: Drew keeps fighting off a girl with an intense crush on him, and Jordan worries about when his body will physically develop. Teachers also working on diversity issues try to be sympathetic but sometimes lack an awareness of their behavior. The humor carries through in other characters including reference about skin color when an arrogant white kid stays green for several days after Halloween. Verdict: Jordan addresses his wish to go to art school, but his black-and-white cartoons about racial divides and contrasting full-color panels appear less frequently than in the first book. Craft honors other graphic novel authors by using titles of their books for his chapter headings. Drew struggles with difficulty in befriending someone at the other end of the economic strata Jordan’s father gently helps bring a resolution to the issue. the remoteness of Liam’s parents and sister. multiple bus rides from the poorer Black part of town and the loving families of Drew and Jordan vs. Craft uses another Black student, eighth-grader Drew Ellis, as the protagonist with wealthy White Liam’s lifestyle drawing the contrast between the races-a chauffeur vs. In the sequel to Newbery-winning New Kid, the first graphic novel to receive this prize, 13-year-old Jordan Banks returns on scholarship to the elite, mostly white private school.
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