Thepowerful,unforgettablegraphicmemoirfromJarrettKrosoczka,aboutgrowingupwithadrug-addictedmother,amissingfather,andtwounforgettablyopinionatedgrandparents.Inkindergarten,JarrettKrosoczka’steacheraskshimtodrawhisfamily,withamommyandadaddy.ButJarrett’sfamilyismuchmorecomplicatedthanthat.Hismomisanaddict,inandoutofrehab,andinandoutofJarrett’slife.Hisfatherisamystery--Jarrettdoesn’tknowwheretofindhim,orevenwhathisnameis.Jarrettliveswithhisgrandparents--twoveryloud,veryloving,veryopinionatedpeoplewhohadthoughttheywerethroughwithraisingchildrenuntilJarrettcamealong.Jarrettgoesthroughhischildhoodtryingtomakehisnon-normallifeasnormalaspossible,findingawaytoexpresshimselfthroughdrawingevenassolittleisbeingsaidtohimaboutwhat’sgoingon.OnlyasateenagercanJarrettbegintopiecetogetherthetruthofhisfamily,reckoningwithhismotherandtrackingdownhisfather.Hey,Kiddoisaprofoundlyimportantmemoiraboutgrowingupinafamilygrapplingwithaddiction,andfindingtheartthathelpsyousurvive.
