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New Kid
- Narrated by: Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
2020 Audie Awards® Finalist - Middle Grade
Winner of the Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Award, and Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature, and an Audie Award finalist!
An original full-cast audio adaptation of the graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft, performed by the author with Jesus Del Orden, Nile Bullock, Robin Miles, Guy Lockard, Peyton Lusk, Rebecca Soler, Dan Bittner, Phoebe Strole, Marc Thompson, Miles Harvey, and Ron Butler.
Named an Audible Best Audiobook of the Year!
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.
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?
Filled with sound effects and original music, this audio adventure is one the whole family will enjoy.
A selection of the Schomburg Center's Black Liberation Reading List.
Plus don't miss Jerry Craft's Class Act!
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- goolster
- 16-08-2019
Awesome audiobook!
Highly recommended! I've sent the author a tweet saying that it changed my university/academic life!
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- Citizen M
- 20-03-2019
The best little story for your whole family
This is book is totally entertaining and engaging for all ages. You can have your kids listen in.
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- Jodora
- 05-02-2019
Awesome, fun, funny
What a great experience listening to this audio book. Poignant and timeless. Jerry Craft is masterful.
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- Xin GUAN
- 23-06-2020
BEST BOOK EVER BOIZ
OK LET US FACE IT THIS IS A GREAT BOOK AND WHOEVER RATES IT BADLY IS AN IDIOT AND A FREAK!
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- C&S13
- 17-11-2020
Must listen!!!
Amazing cast. Would be great for a classroom listen aloud book! Can’t recommend enough! Entertaining while tackling several social issues of being different and fitting in, not giving up, speaking up, compassion, and just growing up. Grades 5-8 -School Librarian
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- janea
- 13-11-2020
Fun fun fun!
My 7yr old and I loved this! I thoroughly enjoyed the lessons learned and the realness of the story. I could relate. I’m also a fan of the wisdom from our older loved ones. So the grandfathers parts were favorites of mine. I recommend this book. It was short but refreshing!!
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- Michelle Bach
- 12-11-2020
Great audio version of this book!
Having the full cast of characters for this book really made it come to life! The animation of each character was well spoken and timed perfectly, Transitions were also spot on, I highly recommend!
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- Maritorious1
- 30-08-2020
Important
It was just short enough not to be overwhelming. This was a personal story for me. There is so much going on between the lines; important nuance about boundaries, trust, denial, and misdirected and shared pain. I kept wanting to stop and note every microagression and boundary violation, every cultural roadblock ,and resulting shock or misunderstanding to create a sort of catalogue of them all. There are so many in just the first two chapters, you begin to get a sense of the weight of the exponentially heavier weight of being young, male and black among white people than average. I want a sequel for how Jordan manages in college, and that explores his father's journey more.
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- Justin Bruce
- 26-08-2020
Pair it with the Graphic Novel
The story and the characters are awesome. I find that this narrated version does best when paired with the Graphic Novel (Available on Comixology). I'm currently using this as a novel study with my middle school students and they are enjoying it, not only because it is a graphic novel, but also because the voice acting helps my struggling readers become fully immersed in the story. This is a great book with an interesting story. We're only on chapter 3, but I'm sure I'll need to find another book soon as this one is quite popular with my students. I definitely can't wait until the next graphic novel (Class Act) is released as we will be picking up right where we left off.
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- Stefanie
- 16-08-2020
Loved this book!
This book is great in hard copy but the audio brought it to life. I especially liked having so many voices which add a special touch.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-08-2020
Sounds Like My Story
Easy listening. I can definitely relate to the events in this story. Public to private school transition.
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- Liv
- 18-06-2020
amazing
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