New Kid

   This graphic novel has really been impressing me with it's ability to gracefully play on the nuances of being a young teen and navigating a new school. Regardless of the situation, everyone has at one point or another had to transition from one school to another, and there is an exceptionally harrowing experience of transferring to a new school with peers that you are unfamiliar with. Craft perfectly encapsulates the embarrassment of childhood experiences and the mortification that came from small moments such as motherly affection and trying to navigate adolescent society with popularity and bullying and Jordan's interactions with casual racism. 

Jordan discusses his unique situations in ways that become understandable or relatable through his use of popular culture references in the form of movies and famous figures. It has the ability to take anyone back to the mindset of an adolescent who sees life as though they are living a movie, or trying to construct their life as being that of a superhero or magical being. I personally really resonate with his devotion to Batman, as someone who grew up loving the Batman universe. I vividly remember how seeing movies like Hunger Games  and Harry Potter made me want to live those narratives, and Craft shows how that plays into a child's mind perfectly through Jordan's storytelling. 

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