a young black girl.

New Kid Rule Book

by Young Authors Program Editor and Sydney Jeffrey Author

Juliet and her dad have been moving around a lot due to gentrification. Moving so frequently caused Juliet to feel down, and she has a lot of anxiety now. With the help of the New Kid Rule Book, she overcomes these feelings and is more comfortable at her new school.

This picture book was actually written by an 14-year-old girl named Sydney Jeffrey. And it was published by Young Authors Publishing—a nonprofit children's book publisher focused on producing diverse and culturally relevant children's books and to use book publishing as a vehicle to economic mobility for our young authors. Royalties from their book sales are deposited into a savings account for each young author to access at 18 to use toward their post-secondary plans.