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School Trip

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Jerry Craft

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04 April 2023

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New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid, winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color contemporary graphic novel, the gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you've never seen before...

Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can't wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights.

But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.

Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the "new kid"?

Don't miss the two hilarious and powerful companion novels by Jerry Craft, New Kid and Class Act!

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New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid , winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color contemporary graphic novel, the gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you’ve never seen before…

Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can’t wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights.

But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.

Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the “new kid”?

Don’t miss the two hilarious and powerful companion novels by Jerry Craft, New Kid and Class Act !

• Reading age 8 - 12 years
• Print length 256 pages
• Language English
• Grade level 3 - 7
• Dimensions 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
• Publisher Quill Tree Books
• Publication date April 4 2023
• ISBN-10 0062885537
• ISBN-13 978-0062885531
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"With his signature laugh-out-loud storytelling, which teems with nuanced character dynamics, tender moments of acceptance and connection, and a multicultural cast, Craft offers a zestful graphic novel adventure that mixes lighthearted fare with thought-provoking observations on lasting friendship in the face of future-based anxieties." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Readers will love this European escapade with characters who reflect the richness and multiculturalism of modern America. Another triumph of storytelling filled with heart and wonder." — Kirkus Reviews   (starred review)

"This heartfelt, must-read title belongs on all library shelves, as it beautifully accompanies Craft’s first two graphic novels with these characters." — School Library Journal (starred review)

"Coretta Scott King and Newbery–winning author Craft effectively uses brightly colored panels, speech bubbles, dialogue, and black-and-white sketchbook pages to portray the challenges of an overseas school trip for Black students as well as of this diverse group of students as a whole in navigating a new city and their own relationships." — Horn Book (starred review)

About the Author

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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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quill Tree Books (April 4 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062885537
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062885531
• Item weight ‏ : ‎ 430 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
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Jerry craft.

JERRY CRAFT is an author and illustrator. New Kid is his middle grade graphic novel that has earned five starred reviews, including one from Booklist magazine, which called it “possibly one of the most important graphic novels of the year.” Kirkus Reviews called it “an engrossing, humorous, and vitally important graphic novel that should be required reading in every middle school in America.”He is the creator of Mama’s Boyz, a comic strip that was distributed by King Features Syndicate from 1995-2013, and won five African American Literary Awards. Jerry is a co-founder of the Schomburg’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He was born in Harlem and grew up in nearby Washington Heights. He is a graduate of The Fieldston School and received his B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts.

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School Trip: A Graphic Novel

Newbery Award–winning graphic novelist Jerry Craft sends Jordan, Drew, and a small group of students from Riverdale Academy on a school trip to Paris in this full-color contemporary graphic novel about friendship, growing up, uncomfortable but necessary conversations, and navigating the world.  A companion to  New Kid  and  Class Act !

Jordan, Drew, Liam, and a group of other students from Riverdale Academy Day School are finally heading out on their long-awaited school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can’t wait to see all the amazing art in the famous city of lights.

When their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. But trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.

Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they  all  end up feeling like the “new kid”?

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School trip: new kid, book 3, common sense media reviewers.

New kids conquer fears on funny, insightful Paris trip.

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this book.

School Trip spotlights the pleasures and perils of

People should respect others' wishes regarding how

Jordan has come a long way since enrolling at Rive

The student body at Riverdale is an eclectic mix o

Parents need to know that School Trip is the third graphic novel in Jerry Craft's award-winning series that started with New Kid and was followed by Class Act . Here Jordan and his classmates from Riverdale Academy visit Paris, and their trip is depicted in detail. The change of scene is…

Educational Value

School Trip spotlights the pleasures and perils of group travel. It offers a chance to discuss how to to be polite and enaged when interacting with strangers and the members of your community.

Positive Messages

People should respect others' wishes regarding how they they want to be are addressed. No one should be subjected to verbal bullying. Kids should stand up and support their peers when they see someone being disrespected.

Positive Role Models

Jordan has come a long way since enrolling at Riverdale Academy. He's much more confident about sharing his love of drawing and art in general. His classmates can be annoying sometimes, but the Riverdale kids are learning to think about the needs of others. The adults exhibit a lot of anxiety, but they are there for their students when it counts.

Diverse Representations

The student body at Riverdale is an eclectic mix of kids. Drew is a dark-skinned African American, while Jordan is lighter-skinned. Liam's family is White and wealthy. Samira is a practicing Muslim. Every kid is well aware of how race, gender, and class affects their daily lives, and this volume of the series features frank and open discussions of those topics. The troublemakers who change the flight reservations are a mix of races.

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Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that School Trip is the third graphic novel in Jerry Craft 's award-winning series that started with New Kid and was followed by Class Act . Here Jordan and his classmates from Riverdale Academy visit Paris, and their trip is depicted in detail. The change of scene is exciting yet relateable. They have a lot of decisions to make as they get ready for what's beyond junior high, and they speak frankly about their feelings.

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What's the story.

As SCHOOL TRIP opens, Jordan and his friends from Riverdale embark on trips across the country and over to Europe. Jordan, Drew, and Liam find themselves stuck with Andy, who never lets a thought go unfiltered. As the trip goes on, the boys try new foods and learn to navigate unfamiliar streets in search of renowned landmarks. They also have frank discussions about their friendships. By the time the trip is over, what will they have learned about themselves?

Is It Any Good?

Class trips are often filled with drama, and this action-packed adventure captures the excitement of foreign travel. Cartoonist Jerry Craft becomes more adventurous with each new volume, delineating the characters with expressive art and on-the-money dialogue. He imparts important lessons about inclusion and learning to get along with others, but with enough character-driven humor to liven things up. School Trip is a fun and insightful installment for this popular and acclaimed series.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

Families can talk about how School Trip depicts the hightlights of a European vacation. How might the teachers and kids have chosen their itineraries? To enjoy their class trip, the Riverdale students must act with compassion , curiosity , and teamwork .

Do kids on vacation act differently than those at home? What kinds of skills are useful in advance of a big trip abroad?

How can you tell when someone is "just joking"? What are some good ways to stop unwanted comments?

Book Details

• Author : Jerry Craft
• Illustrator : Jerry Craft
• Genre : Graphic Novel
• Topics : Friendship , Great Boy Role Models , Great Girl Role Models , History , Middle School
• Character Strengths : Communication , Curiosity , Teamwork
• Book type : Non-Fiction
• Publisher : Quill Tree Books
• Publication date : April 4, 2023
• Publisher's recommended age(s) : 9 - 12
• Number of pages : 250
• Available on : Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
• Award : Common Sense Selection
• Last updated : April 16, 2023

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Now Available! A Companion to New Kid

About School Trip

The companion book to new kid.

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, and all the characters that fans first met in New Kid , winner of the Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award! In this full-color contemporary graphic novel, the gang from Riverdale Academy Day is heading to Paris, for an international education like you’ve never seen before …

Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can’t wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights.

But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.

Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the “new kid”?

About Class Act

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. 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.

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 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.

As 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?

New Kid , the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft’s powerful Class Act .

Praise & Reviews for Class Act

“A moving and often very funny story about the convergence of an awkward age (13 to 14) with an awkward age (America’s racial reckoning)…. [Craft] balances his biting sendup of American race relations with poignant family portraits, and the art is most striking in quiet moments.” The New York Times Book Review

“Craft makes the story honest and believable and presents it as a powerful, if difficult to achieve, real-world possibility. Another work of resounding understanding and empathy” Booklist (starred review)

“A well-Crafted, visually rich, truth-telling tale for our troubled times that affirms the eternal importance of friends.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Hilarious and heartfelt. Craft adeptly balances poignant questions…with laugh-out-loud moments of adolescence, making  Class Act a substantial snapshot of the interior life of boys, especially Black boys who are too often not afforded such attention, love, and care.” The Horn Book Magazine (starred review)

“Lightning strikes twice as Craft again produces a funny and appealing yet sensitive and nuanced middle grade tale of inequity and microaggressions.” School Library Journal (starred review)

“Deftly weaving discussions of race, socioeconomics, colorism, and solidarity into an accessible narrative, Craft offers a charming cast journeying through the complicated landscapes of puberty, self-definition, and changing friendships, all while grappling with the tensions of attending an institution that structurally and culturally neglects students of color.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Craft approaches Drew’s—and his devoted friends’—dilemmas with candor and respect. Kids who missed volume one can dive in here and backtrack later; kids already on board will identify episodes and new characters around which they can build hope for a third entry.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

About New Kid

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft.

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.

As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?

Universal Pictures has acquired film rights to  New Kid , with LeBron James’ The Spring Hill Company on board to develop and produce. Craft will be an Executive Producer.

Awards & Recognition for New Kid

Winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Award #1 New York Times  Bestseller Winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature Finalist for Audie Award – Middle Grade Book of the Year San Francisco Chronicle  Bestseller NEIBA, NAIBA, MPIBA, NCIBA, SCIBA and PNBA Bestseller Indie Bestseller for Early & Middle Grade Readers One of  Publishers Weekly ’s Best Middle Grade Books of 2019 New England Independent Booksellers Association Best Children’s Book of 2019 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association 2019 Book of the Year for Middle Readers Top 10 Spring 2019 Indie Next List Pick Amazon Best Book of the Month, Ages 9-12 2020 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids Nominee 2019 Harvey Award for Best Children’s Book Nominee One of  Booklist ’s 2019 Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Youth One of P ublishers Weekly ’s Most Anticipated Children’s Books, Spring 2019 #1 Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller One of the Best Graphic Novels of 2019 –  School Library Journal One of the 5 Best Fiction Books of 2019 –  Washington Post One of the Best Graphic Novels of 2019 –  Washington Post 2020 Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children – Honor Book 30 of the Most Influential Children’s Books of All Time – Bookriot.com One of the Best Books of the Year – Time.com Best Books of 2019 – New York Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2019 – Chicago Public Library 25 Best Children’s Books of 2019 –  New York Times Best Multicultural Children’s Books of 2019 – Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature The Best New Gift Books for Kids –  People Kirkus – Best Middle Grade Graphic Novels of 2019 100 Scope Notes Best Books of 2019 Shelf Awareness – Best Middle Grade Books of 2019 Today.com – Best Graphic Novels of 2019 2022 Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s  Choice 2022 Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona) 2022 Charlie May Simon Award (Arkansas) 2021 Nutmeg Book Award (Connecticut) 2020 Connecticut Book Awards (Connecticut) Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2020-2021 (Florida) 2021 Nene Award (Hawaii) 2021 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Book Award (Illinois) 2021 Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana) 2020-2021 Iowa Children’s Choice Award (Iowa) 2021-2022 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Awards (Louisiana) 2021 Maine Student Book Award (Maine) 2020 – 2021 Great Lakes Great Books Award (Michigan) 2021 Minnesota Youth Reading Award (Minnesota) 2019 – 2020 Great Stone Face Children’s Book Award (New Hampshire) 2022 North Carolina Children’s Book Award (North Carolina) 2021 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award (Pennsylvania) 2020-2021 Volunteer State Book Award (Tennessee)

Reviews of New Kid

“Funny, sharp, and totally real! Jordan Banks is the kid everyone will be talking about!” Jeff Kinney, Author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid

“ New Kid is at once tender and tough, funny and heartbreaking. Hand this to the middle-grade reader in your life right away.” The New York Times Book Review

“Possibly one of the most important graphic novels of the year.” Booklist (starred review)

“An engrossing, humorous, and vitally important graphic novel that should be required reading in every middle school in America.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“This is more than a story about being the new kid—it’s a complex examination of the micro- and macroaggressions that Jordan endures from classmates and teachers. Highly recommended for all middle grade shelves.” School Library Journal (starred review)

“Award-winning author/illustrator Jerry Craft confronts elitism, microaggression, racism, socioeconomic disparity and white privilege in a familiar setting… Presented in predominantly full-color, richly saturated panels, Craft distinguishes Jordan’s sketchbook entries in black-and-white pencil drawings, their stark simplicity underscoring their uncomplicated wisdom…. Preteen audiences will undoubtedly recognize and empathize with Craft’s memorable cast.” Shelf Awareness (starred review)

“This engaging story offers an authentic secondary cast and captures the high jinks of middle schoolers and the tensions that come with being a person of color in a traditionally white space.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Genuine characters propel this funny, warm, biting, fearless story. Entertaining and insightful, it will surely offer affirmation for some readers, revelation for others.” Cooperative Children’s Book Center

“Craft’s full-color comics art is dynamic and expressive, generously adorned by emojis, arrows, and imaginative elements such as the small winged cherubs who frequently hover over Jordan’s shoulders; each chapter is introduced by a witty, foreshadowing double-page spread. This school story stands out as a robust, contemporary depiction of a preteen navigating sometimes hostile spaces yet staying true to himself thanks to friends, family, and art.” The Horn Book Magazine

Meet Jerry Craft

Meet Connecticut-based children’s book author and illustrator Jerry Craft. Mr. Craft explains how his identity as an African American man influences his work, and how he hopes young readers are affected by his books.

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MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid visits Medgar Evers College as she campaigns to bring more awareness to school’s namesake

February 7, 2024 by Jua James

The day after author Joy-Ann Reid released her book Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America , the MSNBC host of The ReidOut made a side trip to our Central Brooklyn campus on her way to a book signing in Philadelphia.

It was a nod to the school’s namesake and a chance for her to connect with the young people attending the school and from the surrounding community who are being inspired by the work of the late civil rights icon.

Reid and her crew not only crossed paths with a group of local high school students partaking in a recruitment tour, but also popped into a class to quiz undergraduates about their knowledge of Medgar Wylie Evers. And while the responses showed some awareness of the Mississippi native, there were some non-responses that pointed to one of the reasons Reid was inspired to write her book — to bolster awareness of this Civil Rights trailblazer and have him mentioned in the same breath as peers Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“These young people at the college clearly know him, but in general, most people don’t know who he is,” Reid told us. “[These Civil Rights leaders] all had connections including Malcolm and Martin, which people wanted to pretend wasn’t real. Everyone thinks these people were rivals, but they were all working towards the same goal.”

But primary inspiration for Reid penning Medgar and Myrlie was sharing the story of the deep love and respect the book’s subjects had for each other, particularly while raising three children at a time when their home state was considered one of the most dangerous in the country, particularly for Black people demanding freedom and equality. Reid picked up the thread of that relationship when she flew out to California to do her show back in 2018 and invited Myrlie Evers-Williams on as a guest.

“I just fell in love with her — how can you not?,” the Brooklyn native recalled. “She’s just an amazing person. I got into this conversation with her after the segment. She talked about [Medgar] as being the love of her life and almost in the present tense. I said, ‘Miss Myrlie, you sound like a giggly schoolgirl who just met this man and he’s gone for almost 60 years.’ I told her she needed to talk more about this aspect of it because I think what happens is when you think about the Civil Rights Movement, you put these men on pedestals and they’re marble statues and not people. But she was talking about him as a person. I wanted to write about that relationship and that love that allowed Medgar Evers to do that work he did. And allowed Myrlie to do the work she did.”

Reid reached out to a mutual acquaintance who knew Evers’ grandson Ben, who put her in contact with his grandmother. And while Evers-Williams and her team were initially unsure they wanted to revisit the subject given the fact that the former wrote two memoirs about her experiences, Reid gained their trust given her angle. A visit to the Evers home in Jackson, MS, (which is now a National Historic Landmark), also found Reid interviewing childhood friends of the Evers kids, giving further insight into Medgar Evers the man.

“A lot of those families still live on that block and we talked to the people that were the buddies of Reena, Darrell and Dan who played with them on the block,” Reid said. “The sweet kids, as we called them, who lived down the street said that when that assassination happened, it was an assassination of all of us. It was an assassination of their safety, which was hard to even have in Mississippi. It was an assassination of the community because as they said, Mr. Medgar was the fun dad on the block. He’d throw a football around with the boys, go out there and play with them, take them fishing and through the drive-thru. That was him.”

As for what Reid wants readers to take away from her book, the first takeaway is that courage is needed in a time of peril, which she freely admits we’re living in fueled by quite a bit of political cowardice. The second is how love has propelled this fight for social justice.

“The source of courage is love because if you love something, you’ll fight for it,” she said. “If your loved one is in a fire, you’re going to run in and try to get them out of the fire. If you love your children, you’re going to do anything you can to save them. Love is the source of courage. If you have that love, then you can find the courage.”

ABOUT THE BOOK

MEDGAR AND MYRLIE: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

Mariner Books | On Sale: 2/6/24

Hardcover | ISBN: 9780063068797 | $30

Also available in E-Book and Digital Audio (read by the author)

BOOK TOUR APPEARANCES

For more on Joy-Ann Reid’s coast-to-coast book tour, please visit her webpage for more information.

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