New Kid

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone

Pitching for the Stars: My Seasons Across the Color Line

Just Pretend

Pumpkin

Surprisingly Sarah: Emmie & Friends

Witherwood Reform School

No Place for Monsters

Class Act

In this companion book to New Kid this time it’s Jordan’s friend Drew who takes center stage in a story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.

Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying “You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.” His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn’t afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted?

To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.

As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?

Discover Your Child's Next Read

New Kid

Jerry Craft, 2019

The Zero Degree Zombie Zone

Jerry Craft, Patrik Henry Bass, 2014

Pitching for the Stars: My Seasons Across the Color Line

Jerry Craft, Kathleen M. Sullivan, 2013

Just Pretend

Tori Sharp, 2021

Pumpkin

Bloomsbury Publishing, Peter Allen, 2016

Surprisingly Sarah: Emmie & Friends

Terri Libenson, 2023

Witherwood Reform School

Obert Skye, Keith Thompson, 2015

No Place for Monsters

Kory Merritt, 2020