New Kid by Jerry Craft (2019) Quill Tree Books

Jordan Banks is the new kid in a private school who helps new friends overcome insecurities, prejudice, and negligent racism.  His teacher keeps confusing the name of another black student just because he’s black.  He finds a girl has a crush on him.  And he helps another girl overcome her fear of how people will see her because she has a burn scar from saving her brother’s life.  A well done, non-preachy book that deserved the Newbery it won.