And while Jordan is still our primary narrator, Drew’s internal conflicts are highlighted. Although a few of the issues from New Kid are still there, Jordan, Drew, Liam, and their friends have a lot of new issues to confront.
The characters from New Kid are ready for another year at RAD – Riverdale Academy Day School. Middle school years are tough years, and accepting yourself and others is a lesson that is being learned by all kids that age (and is one that we all can use). While the story still is about Jordan, Class Act brings Drew front and center. And, since the characters are a year older, the topics covered in the book are edged up a notch. The story started in New Kid continues as the characters navigate eighth grade. Warnings: N/A Quick Summary of the Class Act Book Themes: Acceptance, doubt, discrimination, identity, stereotypes Genre: Graphic Novel, Coming of Age, Middle School stories Know Before You Read Class ActĪuthor and Illustrator: Jerry Craft (Find the author’s website here) This post contains affiliate links, you can find out more on our policies page or in the disclaimer at the bottom of the blog. New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.Class Act Discussion Questions and Class Act Parent Review written by the Hobbit on 1/19/21. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.Īs the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself? To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids.
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? This time, it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.Įighth 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. New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize.
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