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Dear Dad : growing up with a parent in prison--and how we stayed connected : a graphic memoir  Cover Image Book Book

Dear Dad : growing up with a parent in prison--and how we stayed connected : a graphic memoir / Jay Jay Patton with Kiara Valdez & Markia Jenai.

Patton, Jay Jay, (author.). Valdez, Kiara, (author.). Jenai, Markia, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"'Your dad is coming back home.' As far back as nine-year-old Jay Jay Patton can remember, her dad Antoine has been in prison. Growing up in Buffalo, New York, with her mom and younger brother, she's only been to visit him twice. Instead, the two have sent each other numerous letters--Jay Jay's letters can take weeks or months to reach her dad, and some never even get delivered. What's it going to be like having Dad home? This ... coming-of-age graphic novel memoir tells Jay Jay Patton's life of growing up with a dad in--and out of--prison"--Ingram.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781546128373
  • ISBN: 1546128379
  • ISBN: 9781338893205
  • ISBN: 1338893203
  • Physical Description: 121 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic ; Kaepernick Publishing, 2024.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Subject: Patton, Jay Jay > Comic books, strips, etc.
Children of prisoners > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Fathers and daughters > United States > Biography > Comic books, strips, etc.
Prisoners' families > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre: Autobiographical comics.
Coming-of-age comics.
Nonfiction comics.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries.
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Cook Memorial Library - La Grande . (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande J 362.82 Pat (Text) 35178002063181 Juvenile Graphic Checked out 01/07/2025


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