Le nouveau

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Au debut de sa septieme annee, Jordan Banks integre une prestigieuse ecole privee d’un quartier riche de New York. Il ne se sent pas vraiment a sa place dans ce nouvel environnement. Non seulement il est nouveau, mais il est aussi l’un des seuls eleves noirs de tous les septieme annee. Jordan comprend vite que sa nouvelle vie sera semee d’embuches. Il va devoir etre resilient pour rester fidele a lui-meme, a sa famille et a son quartier. Sera-t-il capable de jongler entre ces deux mondes tres differents?

Cette bande dessinee poignante explore des themes lies au racisme et a la classe sociale, mais aussi a la decouverte de nouvelles experiences.

School is hard enough without being the new kid. When seventh-grader Jordan Banks finds himself at a prestigious private school in an affluent New York City neighbourhood, he doesn’t feel he quite fits in. He’s not just the new kid, but also one of the few students of colour in his entire grade. He soon finds out that it’s not easy navigating this new life, while staying true to himself and where he comes from. Will Jordan learn to balance the two different worlds, or will one end up taking over?

Le nouveau explores topics such as race, culture, and navigating new experiences in this poignant new graphic novel.

Original title: New Kid