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Feb 28, 2021Valancy1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a really good graphic novel for kids. The story is quite entertaining and deals with 12 year Jordan, who must navigate his first year at a private school. As a black student, it is not always easy to navigate the social structures of the predominantly white school he finds himself reluctantly attending. There are a lot of gently thought-provoking scenes and the story is very entertaining and told with great humour and lively illustrations. In the end, I was kind of expecting something a little more, though. This book is the winner of the 2019 Newbery Medal and I was expecting it to have a little more substance. While this book looked at race relations a bit, it really felt like it just brushed the surface of these issues and there wasn't as much discussion and depth as I was expecting. Overall it is still very good and it is definitely recommended.