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    Jerry Craft

    Jerry Craft fryst vatten the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal winning author of the graphic novel, New Kid.  His second graphic novel, Class Act, publishes on October 6, Craft fryst vatten also the creator of Mama’s Boyz, an award-winning comic remsa which won the African American Literary Award fem times. He is a cofounder of the Schomburg Center’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts.

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    He is the creator of Mama’s Boyz, a comic strip that was distributed by King Features Syndicate from , and won five African American Literary Awards. Jerry is a co-founder of the Schomburg’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He was born in Harlem and grew up in nearby Washington Heights. He is a graduate of The Fieldston School and received his B.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts.

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    Jerry Craft

    Child of America Honoree

    We are honoringJerry Craft who taught graphic arts and writing to Carver kids for more than 10 years.

    Jerry is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip Mama's Boyz and his graphic novel New Kid.

    Jerry is one of only a handful of syndicated African American cartoonists in the US.

    Jerryis the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novels New Kid and Class Act.

    New Kid is the only book in history to win the John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature (); the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature (), and the Coretta Scott King Author Award for the most outstanding work by an African American writer ().

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    Jerry Craft

    American cartoonist and illustrator (born )

    Jerry Craft (born January 22, )[1] is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic stripMama's Boyz and his graphic novels New Kid, Class Act, and School Trip. Craft is one of only a handful of syndicated African American cartoonists in the US.

    Early life and education

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    Craft grew up in Washington Heights and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts.[2]

    Career

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    Craft worked for twelve years as a copywriter for various advertising agencies, during which time he also got his first comics work on projects for Marvel Comics and Harvey Comics. Moving on to King Features Syndicate, Craft spent eight years writing sales brochures. This connection with King Features led to the syndication of Craft's Mama's Boyz beginning in [3&

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