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New Kid

 By: Jerry Craft  Category: Fiction  Published: 2019
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Recommended by Peter Girguis, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Shy middle-schooler and aspiring artist Jordan Banks starts attending a new private school and struggles to adapt to a very different school culture than his familiar home neighborhood. As one of only a few students of color in the school, he tries to bridge two worlds, and in doing so, he learns more about himself, persistence, compassion, and true friendship.