Stories tagged New Kid

Andrew Arnold’s ’07 Harper Alley has launched!

Andrew Arnold ’07 has been hard at work on launching HarperAlley. This collaborative, creator-focused publisher creates graphic novels for kids and teens that connect with readers of all ages. Andrew is the founder and editorial director of this HarperCollins’s graphic novel imprint. In addition to his history as editor at First Second, he is an author-illustrator and co-creator of the award-winning Adventures in Cartooning series . And he has a picture book What’s the Matter, Marlo? coming out from Roaring Brook Press.

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New Kid by Jerry Craft is the First Graphic Novel to Win ALA Newbery Medal

Jerry Craft—a past CCS visiting artist—became the first cartoonist to win the Newbery Award from the American Library Association (ALA) with New Kid (Harper Collins). This incredible news recognizes the literary merits of graphic novels. The Newbery Medal (named for 18th-century British bookseller John Newbery) is awarded annually by ALA to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

New Kid is a powerful and important story and the Newbery Award is an incredible recognition for the medium. Congratulations to Jerry Craft.

—M. Ollie, CCS President

New Kid is about Jordan, a 12-year-old boy living in New York City and dreaming of art school. But his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school where he is one of the few students of color.

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Lucy Knisley ′09 — Keeping Score

Lucy Knisley ′09 has been a prolific cartoonist. Graduating from The Center for Cartoon Studies in 2009, she has published eight books in the last 10 years, most of them in the last 5:

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