New Kid

Jordan lives with his mom and dad in New York. His mom i wowed by a school they enroll Jordan into. She says it looks like Harvard. Jordan's old school is a single building. The new school is a whole complicated campus. Some other kid is assigned to show Jordan around. This other kid's dad drives them to the first day of class.

Jordan is an aspiring artist. He wants to go to an art academy. His mom wants him to go to this other new school. Dad says they can revisit the art academy in a year or two. Jordan does not know anybody at this new school. He meets another black kid who has became quarterback for the football team. Jordan and everyone else is required to do a sport. He tries soccer. Although he gets put on the lowest team, he scores a goal in the first game. That was the first time anybody in the low team ever scored a goal.

Some weird girl seems to like talking to Jordan. She wears a puppet on the hand. Jordan eventually finds out she saved her little brother from a boiling pot of water, injuring her hand in the process. A nasty kid at school wants to fight the quarterback. Right before a fight breaks out between the two, the nasty guy slips on a banana peel. The teachers try to punish the quarterback for punching the nasty kid. Jordan starts a rally where they tell the truth and defend the quarterback.

Initially, art class was about some strange impressionist drawings. Later Jordan finds out the teacher can draw all kinds of realistic paintings too. So he gives the impressionism a try. His result becomes the cover of the yearbook. Jordan does get back with a friend he used to go to school with. He also finds out the kid who originally showed Jordan around is filthy rich.