J.D. and the Great Barber Battle
$30.48
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
18 May 2021
Summary
Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious illustrated chapter book series.
J.D. has a big problem—it’s the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary becomes too much for J.D., he takes matters into his own hands and discovers that, unlike his mom, he’s a genius with the clippers. His w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593111529 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593111524 |
| Author: | J. Dillard, Akeem S. Roberts |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Kokila |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 18 May 2021 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 148mm x 217mm |
| Series: | J.D. the Kid Barber |
| Audience Age: | 6-8 |
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2021 New York Public Library Best Books
2021 Chicago Public Library Best Books
2021 School Library Journal Best Books
2022-2023 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
2022 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor
MINNESOTA Youth Reading Awards
MINNESOTA Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
CONNECTICUT Nutmeg Book Award
FLORIDA Sunshine State Young Readers Book Award
VIRGINIA Readers’ Choice Award
WISCONSIN Just One More Page
NEW JERSEY Garden State Children’s Book Award
Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best 2021 Booklist
★”A surefire win of a read expressly made for young Black boys to cherish.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Dillard has a sharp ear for dialogue, and J.D.’s conversational narration paired with the story’s gentle humor and perfectly placed pop culture references will ensure a wide appeal. Akeem S. Roberts’ cartoon-style illustrations of J.D. and his friends are packed with personality and make this a great choice for readers transitioning into chapter books. The first book in a planned series, J.D. and the Great Barber Battle feels like a winner.”
—BookPage
“The African American cultural references and community values will resonate with readers of all ages, while the joyful, wholesome story will give them something to look forward to in subsequent entries.”
—The Horn Book
J. Dillard
J. Dillard (known as the “Barberpreneur”) is a master barber, a certified consultant, and an industry leader who started cutting his own hair at the age of ten. He began cutting hair professionally in 1999 and became a shop owner while attending college at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He travels the country with his clients as a personal barber and calls Atlanta home. This is his first book series for children.
Akeem S. Roberts is an illustrator based in Brooklyn. He works as an in-house animator for Holler Studios and contributes cartoons regularly to The New Yorker. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. When Akeem is not working, he likes to make comics about his day-to-day life on Instagram @AkeemTeam.
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