If you've ever felt like your family doesn't quite fit the traditional mold, "Hey Kiddo" might speak to your soul. Jarrett Krosoczka's illustrated journey through a childhood shadowed by addiction and the salvation he found in art is as authentic as it is moving. It'll grip you with its honesty about the struggles of finding oneself amidst family chaos.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

• Odyssey Award (2021)
• Audie Award for Young Adult (2020)
• Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Young Adult Literature (2018)
• Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2020)
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Nonfiction (2019)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2021)
• National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2018)
• Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Graphic Novels & Comics (2018)
• YALSA Award Nominee for Excellence in Nonfiction (2019)
• Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2021)
• Dragon Award Nominee for Best Graphic Novel (2019)
• NAIBA Carla Cohen Free Speech Award (2019)

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.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.