Teen Book Talk: Hey Kiddo
| Hours: | 3pm-4:30pm |
| Ages: | Teens |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | Free see below |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
Jarrett J. Krosoczka with guest author Jack Gantos
In this talk about his National Book Award longlist graphic memoir for teens, Jarrett J. Krosoczka will take the audience through the steps he took to create this moving, raw book and present a multi-media reading, followed by a conversation with guest author Jack Gantos (who makes a cameo in Hey, Kiddo) about writing and the saving power of creativity and literature.
Hey, Kiddo tells a true story about how complicated the truth can be.
In preschool, 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 graphic memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive.
| COST | ↑ top |
Free and open to the public
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.bostonathenaeum.org/events/6047/teen-book-talk-hey-kiddo
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
10-1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, 02108 map
Phone: 617-227-0270
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