The Jarrett under this quote looks moody and sad. He says, But now that I am in my teens, I fill sketchbooks just to deal with life. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. The chapter opens with three pages of Jarrett explaining why he drew as a child, then in junior high school, then as a teenager. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. 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. 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. His father is a mystery - Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that.

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive.The powerful, unforgettable graphic memoir from Jarrett Krosoczka, about growing up with a drug-addicted mother, a missing father, and two unforgettably opinionated grandparents. The memoir is told from his first person perspective through the captions as a voice of God. He is also best friends with Pat, and the nephew of Lynn and Holly. Jarrett is the son of Leslie and Richard Hennessy, and the grandson of Shirley and Joe. 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. Krosoczka is the main male protagonist of the memoir, as well as the author. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarretts life. But Jarretts family is much more complicated than that. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczkas teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. A National Book Award Finalist! In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy.

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