Class Act

By Jerry Craft,

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Book description

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…

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1 author picked Class Act as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Anything Jerry Craft writes and illustrates is worth reading, but I love Class Act because it's a realistic dive into all the social complications of middle school, how hard it is to figure out who you are and where you belong.

The best parts are the comic the main character draws himself as he tries to figure out who he is and who his real friends are.

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