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Hey, Kiddo
Dillon, Matilde
Overall summary
Hey, Kiddo is a graphic memoir which describes the life of the author, Jarrett Krosoczka. Jarrett talks about his not so normal childhood with his nonexistent Dad and mother that was in and out of his life.
Summary
Should the text you read be included in next year's 11th grade curriculum?
We believe that "Hey, Kiddo" should stay in the 11th grade curriculum as a choice book as it was this year. It is a good choice for kids who were interested in graphic novels like "American Born Chinese" which was a required book this year.
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Theme.
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The theme of "Hey, Kiddo" is don't let personal issues in your life and problems surrounding you, negatively affect your future. Your parents aren't always your parents but the people who care about you the most and take you through life.
This book has many connections to the world today, Jarrett's mother was an addict trying to clean her self up. This relates to today's world due to the drug epidemic everyone's been on. She started at a young age, during high school, and ended up getting addicted, which led to a strain in hers and her mother's relationship and a disconnection between her and her son, our protagonist. There is also the fact that his father was absent during his childhood. Today most children are raised without fathers. 1 in every 4 children in the U.S is fatherless.
Self to World
CONNECTION
MAtilDE
* grew up without a father,
*my grandmother didn't want me to be born
* I wasn't raised by my mother
*Won an award in scholastics art and writing awards.
Connection
- Grew up with a mother that was in and out.
- Won an art show when I was 8.
- Like to do things on my own to relax.
DILLON
Structure of hey, kiddo
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Jarrett structures his book "Hey, Kiddo" in a graphic novel style in which he uses cartoons along with his text to give readers a better perspective of the surrounds in the book. We believe that it was an effective way to present the story because you get to see what the character is feeling in the book through facial expressions and the tone of the colors.