Jerry Craft
1) Class act
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Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Description
"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...
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"Black boy joy is . . . Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit. Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race. Finding your voice - and your rhymes - during tough times. Flying on your skateboard like nobody's watching. And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood."--back cover.