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Created by real-life rivals and #1New YorkTimes bestselling authors Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft this hilarious illustrated story features two talented fifth graders going head-to-head in a competition for the ages.

J and K are the most creative fifth graders at Dean Ashley Public School (DAPS). J loves to draw and his wordless stories are J-ENIUS! K loves to write and his stories are K-LASSIC!! Both J and K are determined to win the DAPS annual creative storytelling contest or at least get in the top five. And when they find out that they are both entering The Contest, it’s the beginning of one of the most intense rivalries the world has ever seen.

It’s artist vs. writer with plenty of shady double crosses as J and K plot their way to the top. This epic match-up from Newbery medal winners Kwame Alexander (The Crossover) and Jerry Craft (New Kid) celebrates comics, creativity, and the magic of collaboration.

Kwame Alexanderis the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over forty books, including his Newbery Medal-winning novelThe Crossover;The Undefeated, winner of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Honor;The Door of No Return; andBecoming Muhammed Ali, which he co-wrote with James Patterson. An Emmy Award-winning Producer and the Michael I. Rudell Artistic Director of Literary Arts at Chautauqua, he invites you to visit him at kwamealexander.com and on Instagram and X @kwamealexander.

Jerry Craftis the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the graphic novelsNew Kid,Class ActandSchool Trip.New Kidis the only novel to ever win the John Newbery Medal, the Kirkus Prize, and the Coretta Scott King Author Award. Jerry is also a co-founder of the Schomburg’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival. He was born in Harlem and grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City. He lives with his family in Connecticut. You can learn more about Jerry at www.jerrycraft.com.

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publish Date: May 06, 2025
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• TypeBook: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9780316582681
• Dimensions: 8.1 X 6.2 X 0.9 inches | 0.8 pounds