![]() ![]() The author used his love for art as a medium of escape from the harshness of his reality. Jarrett Krosoczka uses humor, emotions, and graphics to describe his childhood in this gut-wrenching graphic novel memoir. I personally picked up this book because I felt it was important to see how someone else dealt with an issue I dealt with my entire life. I haven’t read many books that discuss the challenges faced by children who have parents who are drug addicts. I was a bit nervous to actually read this graphic novel memoir after reading the description. I also heard about this book on Instagram and felt like I had to pick it up. I heard about this book while watching a booktuber discuss books that you must read. “Stories keep memories alive and people real to us.” Click here for this synopsis on Goodreads. ![]() Hey, Kiddo traces Krosoczka’s search for his father, his difficult interactions with his mother, his day-to-day life with his grandparents, and his path to becoming an artist. Raised by his colorful grandparents, who adopted him because his mother was an incarcerated heroin addict, Krosoczka didn’t know his father’s name until he saw his birth certificate when registering for a school ski trip. Hey, Kiddo is the graphic memoir of author-illustrator Jarrett J. This review is no way tied to the library or the publisher. ![]() The copy used for this review was a printed copy borrowed from a library I work at. Genre: Young Adult Autobiographical Graphic Novelĭisclaimer: This review is solely my opinion. ![]()
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