Hey, Kiddo

“Hey, Kiddo was a National Book Award finalist as a graphic memoir, recognising the literary power of Krosoczka’s personal story of his mother’s heroin addiction and childhood with alcoholic grandparents. It’s told from the point of view of Krosoczka at age 17, and teens forge an immediate connection with the author’s description of how his artistic talent helped him survive his upbringing.” Read more...

The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Multi-Voiced Performance

“Hey, Kiddo is an amazing book. It won the Odyssey Award, which is given by the American Library Association for the best audiobook for children and teens—and it was originally a graphic memoir. The author worked with Scholastic Audio to recreate the book so that you could ‘hear’ the images with the full cast. One thing that’s also really appealing is that there are children’s voices doing children’s parts. A youth listener will strongly identify with those youth voices.” Read more...

The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults

Hey Kiddo is a graphic memoir so you’d think it would be hard to turn into an audiobook. Instead, it’s won two major audiobook awards. The author, Jarrett Krosoczka, narrates the story himself, with a cast that includes actors but also some family members.

Narrator: Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, Jenna Lamia

Length: 2 hours and 50 minutes

Ages: Young Adult

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