Jerry Craft

The New Kid graphic novels by @JerryCraft are an essential series for any Y5/6 classroom, tackling themes of friendship, race, and identity, and are fast-paced, relatable, and highly engaging. They're incredibly popular in class, and are rarely on the bookshelves.

Trying to refi w/ @newrezwholesale for over a month. If I have NEVER missed a payment on 2 mortgages, doesn’t it make sense that I will be able to afford to pay LESS money w/ a lower rate? They contacted me but have made it nearly impossible to complete. I even tried to cancel!

In all the airports I’ve ever been in, I’ve never seen a check-in counter with no one behind the desk unless it was really early in the morning. Was just told that no one would be here until 6:30 PM. Luckily my flight isn’t until 8:20 PM.😆 ⁦@jetblue @JetblueMaxwell⁩ SYR

📚 The Zena Sutherland Lecture is coming up May 1! Join award-winning author & illustrator Jerry Craft (@jerrycraft), creator of New Kid. Free virtual event | Register by April 30: bit.ly/SutherlandLect… #SutherlandLecture #JerryCraft #UChicagoLab #ChildrensLit

📚 Join the 43rd Zena Sutherland Lecture virtually on Friday, May 1, 6:30 p.m. with @jerrycraft, Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of New Kid. Free | Register by April 30: bit.ly/SutherlandLect… #SutherlandLecture #JerryCraft #UChicagoLab #ChildrensLit

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@JerryCraft Thank for such a great book. My students have been reading in groups. Accessible and yet challenging vocabulary. Compelling and relatable themes. The art is beautiful. Students have been engaged and looking forward to class.

Middle school educators, learn how to level up your students’ empathy! Join TeachersFirst’s Spring Book Club and read books like “New Kid” by @Jerrycraft & “Front Desk” by @kellyyanghk while learning to integrate SEL into your lessons. Apply by 3/13: bit.ly/4qHFJyo

Spotlighting award-winning authors for Black History Month! Thank you @JerryCraft for recently sharing impactful facts and inspiring this format. @KwameAlexander @authorderrickbarnes @jacqueline_woodson @jasonreynolds83 @angiethomas @nicstone @eric_velasquez_ #TheCreekIsReading

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@JerryCraft we are excited to see you and excited for our students to learn from you! I know you’ll love your time at Jones Middle School 🖤💛

We are so proud to see HOW THE WORD IS PASSED (@ClintSmithIII and Sonja Cherry Paul), J VS. K (Kwame Alexander and @JerryCraft), and SECRETS OF THE PURPLE PEARL (Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne) as 2026 Audie Award finalists!!

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If you never see me again…

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Books of the Month | January 2026 + The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes & Vanessa Brantley-Newton + New Kid by @jerrycraft + The Measure by Nikki Erlick

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@JerryCraft Added all 3 to my book club cart in the library!

January 27, 2020, the announcement that changed my life forever. Good luck to all of the authors who will get their calls tomorrow. #NewberyMedal youtu.be/osPXJyhv_gg?si…

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Proud to announce that J VS K audiobook that I recorded with fellow Newbery winning Author, Kwame Alexander is a 2026 AUDIE AWARD FINALIST for Best middle grade audiobook! @audiobook @LittleBrownYR audiopub.org/2026audies

Went to @Walmart to get canvas prints by 10am the next day. Next morning got a text saying there is a delay & they will let me know ETA. Went there tonight at 7pm & was told “our machine has been broken for 2 weeks?” Then why are you still taking orders? These were Xmas gifts? 🤪