# Is "New Kid" by Jerry Craft a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of New Kid by Jerry Craft (HarperCollins, 2019) is identified by: First edition 2019, HarperCollins Children's Books (New York); ISBN 9780062691200. US true first; there is no competing UK or Canadian precedence.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition 2019, HarperCollins Children's Books (New York)
- ISBN 9780062691200
- First printing has a complete number line ending in 1 with a 2019 copyright
- A graphic novel, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal; pictorial boards, color art by the author
- First-state jacket lacks the Newbery seal
- Publisher imprint reads HarperCollins
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jerry Craft |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Children's / illustrated |
| Key point | First edition 2019, HarperCollins Children's Books (New York) |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First edition 2019, HarperCollins Children's Books (New York); ISBN 9780062691200. First printing has a complete number line ending in 1 with a 2019 copyright. A graphic novel, the first graphic novel to win the Newbery Medal; pictorial boards, color art by the author. First-state jacket lacks the Newbery seal.

## Is this the true first?
US true first; there is no competing UK or Canadian precedence. Newbery Medal 2020, also Coretta Scott King Author Award and Kirkus Prize. Note: the 2019 first edition was issued under HarperCollins Children's Books; the Quill Tree Books imprint did not launch until 2020, so 'Quill Tree' appears only on later printings, not the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A number line not ending in 1 indicates a later printing; later printings and jacket states add the Newbery (and other award) seals.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *New Kid* by Jerry Craft a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/new-kid
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.