Class Act

紐伯瑞金牌獎作品《New Kid》系列作
Jerry Craft-第一位以漫畫作品，獲頒紐伯瑞獎的圖畫書作家

八年級的Drew Ellis對於「你得比別人多一分努力，才能得到勉強可以的表現」這句話再熟悉不過，只因他的祖母在他的人生中，一直不斷提醒Drew這點。但萬一Drew就算花了十倍的力氣努力，但還是無法和學校那些享有特權的學生享有一樣的機會，那該怎麼辦呢？

更糟的是，Drew總覺得他的好朋友Liam就是那些享有特權的學生之一，雖然Drew有這個想法之後，想假裝一切都如往昔，沒有任何改變，但實際的狀況卻是，連他和Liam間的共同朋友Jordan，都無法將三人小團體的氣氛和感情回復如初，Drew在承受多方壓力下，是否能夠修復過往的友誼呢？而Drew和Liam可以不在意雙方的條件重修舊好嗎？又或者是說，Drew是否可以坦然的接受自己？

打破以往大家對於漫畫的觀念，作者Jerry Craft以圖像小說《New Kid》獲頒美國童書界的最高榮譽：紐伯瑞獎，以一個黑人轉學生，在幾乎都是白人的新學校中，處處格格不入的距離感，來陳述青少年常有的生活經驗，也向世人驗證了有別於過往的呈現方式，只要是值得閱讀的題材與故事，都能夠被定義為一本好書。

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 being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.

Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying "You have to work twice as hard to be just as good." His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn't afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted?

To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.

As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?

New Kid, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal, is now joined by Jerry Craft's powerful Class Act.