Great Graphic Novels: School Trip

By: Jerry Craft

5/5 🥐

Newberry Award winning author Jerry Craft does it again in this latest installment of Jordan Banks' life. Leading into summer vacation, Jordan and his friends are headed to Paris on a school trip. Unfortunately, some pranksters have changed certain aspects of the trip. Luckily, it doesn't deter the fun this group of friends will have.

What I love most about Craft's style is that he eloquently conveys micro-aggressions. I cringe often when reading his work because he expertly describes and portrays the biases of many other characters. In my opinion, his writing is very eye-opening and should be read by all.

While this book started a little slower for me than the other two, and it was a little more unrealistic in terms of the trip itself, I found myself throughly enjoying the ending. My favorite part was the page where his mother is talking about how unrealistic is artistic dream is. I actually got goosebumps when reading that section!

I've noticed that New Kid and Class Act have flown off my library shelves. I have a waitlist a foot long, students cannot get enough of it! I can't wait to add this one to the collection.