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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.
Copyright: ©2024