I loved New Kid. I enjoyed Class Act. School Trip was a bit too much. A bit too unbelievable. A bit too forceful in its message. My students love graphic novels, and this will go in my shelf. It just wasn't for me.

I made it about 60% of the way through. I just felt like nothing was really happening. At halfway through, I would have preferred some conflict. On top of that, there are a lot of things that just didn't add up: a kid having access to everyone's personal information in order to switch up who's going on what trip, that the issue wasn't found before they were getting on the busses, that everyone had their passports on them and could go on an international flight.

Some lessons were important though, like the offensive kid getting phased out of the group and simply ignored, but there was a part where I started to feel sorry for him because it was clear he didn't understand why he was being cut out. Not that that excuses his behavior, but sometimes confrontation is important.

I loved all three of the New Kid books! To me, what I appreciate the most is that it's a combination of getting kids to think about things while also being a great story with characters who feel like real kids. And I especially love when creators give nods to each other in their works!

School Trip by Jerry Craft is the third installment in the New Kid graphic novel series. This time Jordan and his friends are headed to Paris as part of a school trip. All the kids are excited for the trip, Jordan especially, though he worries that he won't seem as cultured as some of his other friends who have traveled overseas many times.

But as the trip hits some last minute problems with their chaperones (an unfortunate mix-up from the booking agent) to issues with roommate situation, which includes him rooming with his school bully, it is going to take all of Jordan's patience and learning from the last couple of years to help get through this class trip.

Craft's gift for storytelling and art makes this installment equal to his previous works. I love that he brings sensitive topics that are facing kids in caring but pointed ways, encouraging kids to think of alternative options toaddress book banning, bullying and racist behavior. I also love that he shares some of his own lived experiences through Jordan.

I would highly recommend this and the two previous books in the series and I look forward to more books from Craft in the future.

Note: Special thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy for review.

What an entertaining reading experience! Craft never disappoints.
My elementary school students loved New Kid and Class Act. The latest adventures of Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury and the rest of the Riverdale Academy crew are sure to delight my readers. They're off to Paris this time
and the zany adventures begin.
This artistic graphic novel is vibrant and fun. The characters seem to include many diverse personalities, and is, thereby, inclusive in appealing to all readers. Humor prevails while, simultaneously, tackling contemporary themes. It's certain to be a hit!

Netgalley gave me a preview copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review. I already read New Kid and Class Act in 2022, so I was excited to get this chance to read School Trip early. This is my favorite of the series! The kids and RAD are going on school trips, but not everything goes as planned. There are mix ups and awkward situations, as well as lessons learned and conflicts resolved. Most of the action takes place in Paris and that was a lot of fun, too!

I read New Kid back in 2019 and I loved it. One of my favorite books that year, for sure.

While this one wasn’t quite as good as New Kid, it was still so, so, so good.

I love the way social issues are presented in this series and I’m a huge sucker for class trip stories. The Paris setting was great and the character development—particularly for Andy—was great.

I don’t know if the series will continue, but I would LOVE to follow Jordan and Drew and Liam into high school.

Good for fans of Marvel’s Far From Home.

If you loved New Kid and Class Act, you'll love this one as well!

Note: I was given an Advanced Reading Copy from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to get to read this book so far in advance of its publication. I work in the children's department of a public library and am so glad that we have copies of Jerry Craft's heavily challenged, frequently banned, and highly applauded New Kid and Class Act.

The crew is back, this time on a school trip to Paris! Drew, Jordan, Liam, Samira, Girl Alex, Ashley, Maury, Ramon, and Andy adventure across Paris, in these brightly illustrated pages. As usual, it's not just kids who learn life lessons. Even the adult trip sponsors take a lesson from these Europeans who critique Americans' habits of living to work, rather than working to live. The whole group takes a rest by the Seine in one scene, and it's a very sweet moment.

Andy's character gets a little more time on the page, and the girls do as well, which I really appreciated!

It's not just girls on a page to bring in a broader audience, they have struggles and triumphs of their own, just like the boys.

I could go on, but you already know you're going to read it and recommend it to all the middle schoolers in your life, right? Right. Then my work here is done!

Another fantastic story of Jordan Banks' junior high experience from Jerry Craft. It's Jordan's final year in junior high and the big news is their school trip. Jordan, Drew, and Liam are all going to Paris! Too bad unlikable bully Andy is going as well. Plus, a mix-up means Mr. Roche and Mr. Garner will be the group chaperones instead of the art teacher and French teacher.

I was really confused by the school trip situation. Does the school choose where they go? Is this included in tuition? Because I think a trip to Paris is way more expensive than Nantucket or Mississippi. Maybe it's a private school thing.

Pros:
Subject matter: Craft is masterful at sharing what it's like to be Black and showing the differences Black kids experience from white kids. When Drew buys a sweater and the security tag isn't removed, he can't just go ask for it to be removed because he already threw the receipt away. Clueless Andy doesn't get it because he loses his receipt all the time and it's never a big deal for him. Jordan's mom even sides with Drew, saying she'll buy him a new one. Before she can though, white classmate Ashley is able to take the sweater and get the tag removed with no problem. I love how Craft uses expression and exaggeration to really show how obvious micro-aggressions are perceived by the boys. The panels meeting Liam's grandparents are just perfect.

Cons:
The artwork is probably the weakest part. Not the characters as much as the backgrounds. They just don't seem to match in style. I wish the backgrounds were more consistent with the look of the characters.

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. So far all of the books in this series with these characters are good. Even though there are not private schools around here, my students can still relate to the situations. Everyone has that one friend that is negative or puts others down. That person is also the one that won’t try anything new. This story has a character like that. The book shows how all the characters learn to adjust to change and learn to accept others for who they are. I enjoyed the book the was it was and wouldn’t change anything.

This is a fun follow up to New Kid. The book is written in graphic novel format which appeals to a wider reader base, especially struggling readers. There are many diverse characters in this story which can help many youth find someone to relate to. There is humor sparkled throughout even for adults, such as the Radio Shaq store. There are multiple themes covered, some more discreetly than others. With the shirt tag incident, it definitely seems to be a racial issue of returning the shirt without a receipt.

Thank you to NetGally for the eARC for review.

Jerry craft has done it again! School Trip is the third book of his New kid series. The Riverdale Academy Kids are on a school trip to Paris. They have to navigate a country they have never been to with a language they don't speak.

This book is hillarious while tackling some deep topics. Jerry Craft is able to speak to kids about cIass differences, bullying, microaggressions, cultural differences, diversity and more in a very accessable way.

I know this will be as loved and desired as New Kid and Class Act in my classroom.

Another great book by Jerry Craft dealing with new experiences and racism. Craft's methods of exploring racism is clear, easy for the reader to understand, and expressed with a honesty of having experienced it. The depictions of Paris and the stress the characters had about going there was also presented well.

Jordan's cartoon asides between chapters help the reader understand what the characters are thinking about what happened in the last chapter. This give the reader a moment to notice what prejudice just occurred, but they might not have realized because it never happened to them. In this book, some of the characters finally speak up about what has been happening to them at RAD. How will this change their relationships? We will have to wait for the next book to see.

This review is based on an ARC obtained through NetGalley.

I absolutely love this series of graphic novels! The conversations in these books are so important and they are done so well. I enjoyed getting to see this cast of characters enjoy a school trip. I love the format and style of these books.

We're back at RAD...at least for a bit. Jordan, Drew, and their friends are off to Paris for a school trip for this book. It was really nice to see the kids outside of their usual environment as they learned more about Paris and each other. While Jordan and Drew are the center of their group, this book mainly focused on their group of friends, who were introduced in the previous two books. There were parts of the book that felt disjointed, especially around the older kids or the First Formers. They didn't fit into the overall book too much, but also, didn't distract from the plot around the trip. The book also briefly tackled book banning in schools and libraries. While this was not my favorite book in the series, I'd recommend it to middle graders who may relate to the different topics Jordan and his friends navigate in terms of identity, friendships, and surviving middle school.

I read and loved the first two books in this series, so I was excited to be able to be an early reader and reviewer for this book. However, although I enjoyed the art, the humor, the friendships, the caring adults, and the setting, I found this book very preachy about manners and race. I also think most middle schoolers are not going to be going with their classmates on a school trip to a foreign country. How the kids of lower economic classes afforded the trip was never discussed (also--some kids got to go to Paris, while most stayed on domestic trips--also not equitable). I was waiting for the bully of the group to have a huge growth arc in this novel as he was the target of discussion most often, but his character remained flat.

School Trip is another amazing title from Jerry Craft! This time we follow the crew from Riverdale Academy Day School on a class trip to Paris. Jordan can't wait to see the sights of the famous city, and maybe even some of its art. But at the last minute their teachers are replaced with guides that don't exactly know what they are doing - will the trip be ruined? Will everyone be able to get along? Jerry Craft once again uses his talent to explore deep concepts of friendship and racism. A must purchase for anyone catering to middle school students.

This book is an instant favorite! So much wisdom, wit, and profundity is packed into this graphic novel. The subtitle should be: How to be a good person. A must read!

This is the perfect conclusion to a wonderful series. I can't imagine a more perfect way for Craft to end the story for these characters.
Jordan and his friends are off to Paris for a school trip as their middle school days are coming to an end. Both the trip and the preparation leading up to it are a series of revelations and serious discussions that lead to the kids growing as people and as friends. It shows that facing up to things that are difficult is it's own kind of bravery, as well as creating possibilities for difficult topics to be discussed.
Craft has no problem with delving into some very serious topics that some would understandably shy away from discussing with kids, such as racism and privilege, but I admire that he presents them in such a way that younger readers can understand and appreciate.
There are as many fun parts as there are touching ones and the balance Craft achieves is one we've seen in previous volumes and I'm glad was maintained. There are moments to laugh, moments to thing, and even moments to cheer as every kid in Jordan's friend group has their moment to shine.
I loved this book and would highly recommend it (and the entire series) to anyone, no matter their age.

Very happy thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Quill Tree Books for the early read!

Jerry Craft does it again with another amazing graphic novel in the New Kid universe. School Trip teaches our cast of characters lots of new lessons about both themselves and the world. Full of humor and awesome illustrations, this title needs to be in every graphic novel collection!