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A tender, beautifully illustrated journey through the chaos of a fractured family, anchored by the salvation found in a sketchbook. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Hey, Kiddo.
- intimate
- melancholy
- hopeful
- nostalgic
- 01
A list of things that didn't kill me
Jason Schmidt
A darkly witty and brutally honest memoir about surviving a chaotic, secretive childhood and searching for a moral compass in the wreckage.
- 02
Beautiful Boy
David Sheff · 2008
An unflinching, heart-wrenching descent into the chaos of a loved one's addiction and the agonizing limits of parental rescue.
- 03
Sunny side up
Jennifer L. Holm
A sun-drenched, bittersweet summer vacation that slowly peels back the curtain on the confusing realities of growing up with family secrets.
- 04
Drawing from memory
Allen Say
A visually stunning, deeply personal reflection on the mentors who shape us and the art that saves us.
- 05
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
An unsentimental, deeply affecting journey through a childhood defined by both breathtaking freedom and devastating neglect.
- 06
New Kid
Jerry Craft
A warm, funny, and sharply observant graphic novel about the awkward, everyday tightrope walk of middle school and code-switching.
- 07
Rosalie Lightning
Tom Hart
A heart-breaking yet beautiful graphic journey through the depths of parental grief toward a fragile, hard-won hope.
- 08
Tomboy
Liz Prince
A funny, heartfelt exploration of the messy middle ground between boyhood and girlhood, fueled by punk rock and adolescent angst.
- 09
Tweak
Nic Sheff
A raw, unflinching descent into the chaos of addiction that grips you by the throat and refuses to let go until a final, fragile glimmer of hope.
- 10
Sisters
Raina Telgemeier
A funny, deeply relatable ride through the cramped quarters of a family road trip and the even tighter confines of sisterhood.
- 11
Are you my mother?
Alison Bechdel
A deeply cerebral, visually intricate excavation of the mother-daughter bond through the lens of psychoanalysis and literature.
- 12
Almost American Girl
Robin Ha
A poignant, visually expressive memoir about the jarring isolation of culture shock and the saving grace of finding your voice through art.
