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New Kid by Jerry Craft
3.0

Cute. A relatable story about how it feels to be the only black kid somewhere and the spark of joy you get when you see someone else who looks like you and microaggressions.

Also, amen to the segment about how MG/YA books are marketed to black kids. You have got drugs, poverty, rap, and basketball for black books vs. lily-white adventurer books. Thank God, it's slowly changing.