Jerry Craft

Born 22 January 1963

From New York City, New York, United States · Nationality: United States

Jerry Craft is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip. New Kid is the only book in history to win the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature (2020); the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (2019), and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer (2020).

Books by Jerry Craft in order

Books by Jerry Craft in the order they were published, from Mama's Boyz (1997) to School Trip (2023).

Series by Jerry Craft

New Kid

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