I hated reading books as a kid because - who were my heroes? The Black kid in Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn? There was no kid who looked like me that I was proud of. When I do these on zoom or in person, it's about me being a very reluctant reader. On representation in children and young adult books If I wrote about a dystopian future where a 13-year-old white kid saves the world single handedly, that's relatable? But a Black kid won't be able to relate to going to another country. But kid could relate to being a wizard like Harry Potter or going into space or going back in time or any of the other fantasy things.
And I'm already reading some early reviews love the book.but occasionally someone will go "well I don't think the kids will be able to relate going to Paris.
In School Trip, which comes out in April, the kids go to Paris. " So, I wanted to have a book where there is hope. I have a teacher who emailed me all the kids were going around saying what they wanted to do when they grow up a Black kid in class goes, "Well, if I live to be 18, I hope to. But for a show called "good times," they never really had any good times. Even when I was a kid, the show Good Times was very popular. There just aren't a lot of happy stories. Our version was 12 Years a Slave and Harriet Tubman. Even taking my sons to the movies, whereas their white counterparts - if they wanted to see someone that looked like them - their parents took them to see Harry Potter and, you know, Percy Jackson. You're trained in a lot of ways to be a second class citizen. On inspiring Black kids by depicting positive new narratives The interview below has been edited for length and clarity. The book has been challenged in some school districts including in Texas and Pennsylvania, citing the teaching of critical race theory. As he navigates the differing environments in his neighborhood and his new school, he attempts to stay true to himself.
Jordan's parents send him to a private school to invest in his academic future. It follows Jordan, a seventh grader and aspiring artist from Washington Heights, New York. New Kid focuses on the experience of being Black and the "new kid" at a predominantly white school. Craft's work allows kids to see themselves in stories, provoking inspiration and giving voice to diverse experiences. His novels focus on portraying the experiences of kids of color. New Kid also won the Coretta Scott King Author Award and the Kirkus Prize.Ĭraft followed the book with Class Act in 2020 and, coming in April 2023, School Trip. Cartoonist and children's book author Jerry Craft published the Newbery award-winning graphic novel New Kid in 2019.
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