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Hey, kiddo / by Jarrett J. Krosoczka.
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 when 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. -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780545902472
- ISBN: 0545902479
- ISBN: 9780780429581
- ISBN: 9780545902489
- ISBN: 0545902487
- ISBN: 9781544420523
- ISBN: 1544420528
- Physical Description: 294 pages, 18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publish date and paging may vary. Chiefly illustrations. Award Winner. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Chapter 1: family history -- Chapter 2: life with Leslie -- Chapter 3: skipping a generation -- Chapter 4: disclosure -- Chapter 5: pen to paper -- Chapter 6: hard work -- Chapter 7: ghosts -- Chapter 8: lost and found -- Author's note. |
| Target Audience Note: | GN510L Lexile 11 and up Decoding indicator: 100 (very high) Semantic indicator: 100 (very high) Syntactic indicator: 80 (high) Structure indicator: 90 (high) Lexile. HL510L Lexile Decoding demand: 91 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 72 (high) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 3.5 2 198847. |
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| Genre: | Graphic novels. Comics (Graphic works) Autobiographical comics. |
Available copies
- 73 of 75 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 9 of 9 copies available at Cass County. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 75 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cass County Library-Archie | YA GRAPHIC F KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205451079 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Bookmobile | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205651819 | Bookmobile Storage | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Drexel | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205651769 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Garden City | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205651751 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205651785 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205819507 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205814219 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | YA GRAPHIC B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205816917 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | GRAPHIC YA B KRO 2018 (Text) | 0002205970284 | Young Adult Graphic | Available | - |
| Albany Carnegie Public Library | YA BIO KRO (Text)
Award Nominee: Gateway 2020-2021
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35615000043995 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Hey, Kiddo: a Graphic Novel
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Hey, Kiddo: a Graphic Novel
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. 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.
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