Author:
Krosoczka, Jarrett, author, artist.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintNew York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2018.
Description294 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Note:Subtitle on dust jacket: "How I lost my mother, found my father, and dealt with family addiction."
Note:"In preschool, 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. 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. Now Jarrett's a teenager. He's gone through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through art despite the fact that he's grown up in a house where many things have remained unsaid. It's only whey he's old enough to have his driver's license that Jarrett can begin to piece together the truth of his family--reckoning with his mother, tracking down his father, and finding his own identity. Hey, Kiddo is a profoundly important memoir about growing up in a family as it grapples with addiction, finding the people who help get you through, and the art that helps you survive."-- Dust jacket flap.
