Jerry Craft  – Coretta Scott King Book Awards author winner and 2020 Newbery Medal winner – presented to all 500+ students and faculty at Bigelow Middle School on November 4th. Jerry’s award-winning graphic novel, New Kid, is Bigelow’s 2020 One School, One Book selection. The Zoom webinar was facilitated by Bigelow librarian, Patty Summa, and 7th grade English teacher Rebecca Robles. Students learned about Jerry’s path to becoming a graphic novelist and the creative process behind New Kid and the recently released sequel, Class Act. Students asked questions while Jerry demonstrated how he illustrates characters for these and other novels.

The Bigelow PTO funded this program through One School, One Book and Creative Arts and Sciences programs, thanks to our community’s generous contributions!