03080cam a2200529 i 4500 1709841962 TxAuBib 20241217120000.0 231201s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781546128373 HRD 24.99 1546128379 HRD 24.99 (OCoLC)1411031363 TxAuBib rda Patton, Jay Jay, author. Dear Dad [GRAPHIC] : growing up with a parent in prison--and how we stayed connected : a graphic memoir / Jay Jay Patton with Kiara Valdez & Markia Jenai ; lettering by Jesse Post. First edition. [New York, New York] : Kaepernick Publishing, 2024. ©2024. 121 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Chiefly illustrations. "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 powerful coming-of-age graphic novel memoir tells Jay Jay Patton's life of growing up with a dad in -- and out of -- prison. How she and her dad were able to develop a powerful father/daughter bond and create Photo Patch -- a life-changing application that connects children to incarcerated parents. Because no child should have to grow up unable to engage with their parents. As Jay Jay says: 'It's not a privilege for a kid to be able to talk to their parent. It's a right.'". Ages 8-12. Grades 3-7. 20241217. Patton, Jay Jay Comic books, strips, etc. Patton, Jay Jay Juvenile literature. Patton, Antoine Comic books, strips, etc. Patton, Antoine Juvenile literature. Children of prisoners United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Children of prisoners United States Biography Juvenile literature. Fathers and daughters United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Fathers and daughters Juvenile literature. Fathers and daughters United States Biography Juvenile literature. Fathers and daughters Comic books, strips, etc. Prisoners' families Comic books, strips, etc. Prisoners' families Juvenile literature. Graphic novels for children. Valdez, Kiara, author. Jenai, Markia, illustrator. Post, Jesse, letterer.