
Hey, Kiddo: a Graphic Novel
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · October 9, 2018
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic memoir about family, addiction, and the art that helps a child endure.
- Themes
- Family addiction, Absent parents, Art as survival
- Genres
- Graphic Biography, Graphic Social Topics, Depression & Mental Health for Teens
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The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life.
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His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along.Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive.
Family in Frames
A graphic memoir about family, addiction, and the art that helps a child endure.
Come here for
- A candid family memoir told through a young artist’s eyes
Expect
- Drawing alongside a childhood shaped by addiction and family uncertainty
Where it sits
| Graphic Biography | 95% |
|---|---|
| Depression & Mental Health for Teens | 22% |
| Graphic Social Topics | 22% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Family
- Social Topics for Teens
- Depression & Mental Health for Teens
- Authors
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- October 9, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family addiction · Absent parents · Art as survival
- Reading lane
- Family