Craft, Jerry: – Jerry Craft is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid and its companion book, Class Act. New Kid was the first book in history to win the Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature. In his latest book, School Trip, Jerry hopes to share his love of travel in order to inspire kids and their families to see the world and embrace new cultures. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Florida.
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The humorous struggles of Pauline Porter, as she struggles to run the family bookstore. But that’s the easy part. The hard part is trying to raise her two teenage sons, Tyrell and Yusuf. She loves to read– they’d rather play video games. She likes to eat healthy — they’d rather eat junk food. She loves…
Graphic novel; multimedia format, satire, point of view; 16 year old male main character, story elements: setting, plot and character development, illustrations enhance meaning and tone, humorous, figurative language and nuances in word meaning. Themes: coming of age, friendship, diversity, family, contemporary social issues, appreciating MOM. Back matter: Non-fiction: My Life in Comics, autobiographical; about…
