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"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...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
"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 tr |
| Carrier Form: | 249 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 8-12. Decoding: 5 (very hard) Vocabulary: 5 (very hard) Sentences: 3 (medium) Patterns: 5 (very hard) |
| Awards: |
John Newbery Medal, 2020 Coretta Scott King Book Award, Author, 2020 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature, 2019 |
| ISBN: |
9780062691194 0062691198 9780062691200 0062691201 9781544435190 1544435193 |
| Index Number: | PZ7 |
| CLC: | J238.2(712) |
| Call Number: | J238.2(712)/C885 |