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New Kid by Jerry Craft
5.0

CW: racism, microaggressions, bullying

I understand that I am not the target audience for this middle grade graphic novel, but I absolutely loved it. The writing is amazing (I laughed out loud many times), the artwork is INCREDIBLE, and the storyline is so engaging. There are a LOT of racial microaggressions in this book and it was a lot of things that I remember hearing kids say in school while growing up. I think this is a perfect book for students to read because it could be very eye-opening to see the impact their words have on others.

Amazing book, can't wait for the sequel to come out this fall.