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Jerry Craft

Jerry Craft is a graphic artist and writer. He is the author of New Kid (a Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, and Kirkus Prize winner) and Class Act. He has worked on numerous picture books, graphic novels, and middle grade novels. Jerry is the creator of Mama’s Boyz, an award-winning syndicated comic strip. He has won five African American Literary Awards, and he is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Connecticut.
New Kid: We Fit Together
New Kid Sketchbook

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New Kid: We Fit Together
New Kid Sketchbook

Special Q&A with editor Kwame Mbalia about his anthology, BLACK BOY JOY!

This month, the Penguin Random House Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Outreach committee is happy to share a special Q&A with editor Kwame Mbalia about his anthology, BLACK BOY JOY!       What gave you the idea to create this anthology? How did you go about choosing which contributors you wanted to participate?   This

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