New Kid
Jerry Craft (2019)
“A seventh-grader learns to survive a mostly-white private school without losing who he is — and draws his way through it.”
EraContemporary
Pages256
Difficulty★☆☆☆☆ Accessible
AP Appearances0
Character Analysis
A twelve-year-old from Washington Heights who loves comics and is good at drawing. Jordan is observant, dry, and fundamentally kind — he extends good faith to people who don't fully deserve it and notices things adults don't want noticed. His sketchbook is his truest self. The year at RAD doesn't change who he is — it expands what he can hold.
How They Speak
Casual and warm at home; measured and careful at school. His Washington Heights voice is his natural register; his RAD voice is effortful.