Come and join us we host Jerry Crafy here at Writer's Block Bookstore in Winter Garden for an in-person signing on his latest book, School Trip!
This event is free for all to attend, but RSVPs are encouraged. You can let us know you're coming, and pre-purchase a signed and personalized copy of School Trip. All copies of School Trip to be signed at the event need to be purchased through Writer's Block Bookstore.
If you cannot attend the event but would like a signed copy, please follow the link here, and add in the notes you would like a signed copy.
ABOUT SCHOOL TRIP
Newbery Award–winning graphic novelist Jerry Craft sends Jordan, Drew, and a small group of students from Riverdale Academy on a school trip to Paris in this full-color contemporary graphic novel about friendship, growing up, uncomfortable but necessary conversations, and navigating the world. A companion to New Kid and Class Act!
Jordan, Drew, Liam, and a group of other students from Riverdale Academy Day School are finally heading out on their long-awaited school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can’t wait to see all the amazing art in the famous city of lights.
When their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected—and hilarious—turn. But trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky as navigating the same friendships, fears, and differences that they struggle with at home.
Will Jordan and his friends embrace being exposed to a new language, unfamiliar food, and a different culture? Or will they all end up feeling like the “new kid”?
ABOUT JERRY CRAFT
Jerry Craft is the author-illustrator of #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels New Kid, and its companion book, Class Act. New Kid was the first book in history to win the Newbery Medal, The Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature. In his latest book, School Trip, Jerry hopes to share his love of travel in order to inspire kids and their families to see the world and embrace new cultures. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and now lives in Florida.
PRAISE
"With his signature laugh-out-loud storytelling, which teems with nuanced character dynamics, tender moments of acceptance and connection, and a multicultural cast, Craft offers a zestful graphic novel adventure that mixes lighthearted fare with thought-provoking observations on lasting friendship in the face of future-based anxieties." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Readers will love this European escapade with characters who reflect the richness and multiculturalism of modern America. Another triumph of storytelling filled with heart and wonder." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"This heartfelt, must-read title belongs on all library shelves, as it beautifully accompanies Craft’s first two graphic novels with these characters." -School Library Journal (starred review)
"Coretta Scott King and Newbery–winning author Craft effectively uses brightly colored panels, speech bubbles, dialogue, and black-and-white sketchbook pages to portray the challenges of an overseas school trip for Black students as well as of this diverse group of students as a whole in navigating a new city and their own relationships." -Horn Book (starred review)
