Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected Dawud Anyabwile gets traded to the Beavers

gets traded to the Beavers

can Gina find the key to turn the world back to what it was

” – Tillywig Toy & Media Awards

celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of one’s own life

* A TLA Maverick Graphic Novel of the Year * Banks Street Best Children's Books of the Year * ALSC Graphic Novel Pick of the Year * 2022-2023 Virginia Reads Middle Grade Book Winner *

Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected Dawud Anyabwile gets traded to the BeaversA 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