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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
3 reviews
sprucewillow's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse
Minor: Blood, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, and Cursing
temporarilyhuman's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
The author's note at the end is a must read. There more than anywhere else in the book we see the author's growth and understanding, especially in regards to his mother.
The inclusion of photos of actual letter and drawings gives this book a little something extra that helps it hit home. I think it was a very good choice to include them.
The inclusion of photos of actual letter and drawings gives this book a little something extra that helps it hit home. I think it was a very good choice to include them.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Classism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Murder
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Jarrett shares his experiences growing up with his grandparents after his mom lost herself in drugs and prison. This memoir recountd his childhood and takes a hard look at the complex emotions that he faced. I listened to the audiobook for a while before I realized it was a graphic novel and then I started reading them side by side. The audio naration adds so much to this book, otherwise I might have given this 4 stars instead. It's also fun that he got his whole family (and several teachers) involved in the audiobook!
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
familial abandonment, absent parent, parent in jail, trauma, emotionally distant caretakers, rejection of a teen who is pregnant, toxic parent-child relationships, a man abandoned a woman he got pregnant
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