Dear Dad
Dear Dad
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Dear Dad

Written by Jay Jay Patton Antoine Patton , and Kiara Valdez & illustrated by Markia Jenai
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$14.99
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8 - 12
Reading age
128
Page count
26
Words per page
GN560L
Lexile measure
Sep 17, 2024
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A stunning graphic novel memoir about growing up with an incarcerated parent.” …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 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.”

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781338893205
    Publication Date
    September 17, 2024
    Publisher
    Graphix
    Original Publication Date
    September 17, 2024
    Page Count
    128
    Words Per Page
    26
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    GN560L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.7

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