Prentice Penny To Direct & Exec Produce Adaptation Of Jerry Craft’s Graphic Novel ‘New Kid’ For Universal; Eli Wilson Pelton To Write Script
New Kid tells the story of Jordan Banks, who experiences culture shock as one of the few kids of color when his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school, struggling both to start over and to fit in. The graphic novel from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft was published by HarperCollins in 2019 and subsequently became the first to win the coveted Newbery Medal, as well as the Coretta Scott King Award.
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