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Talking to Dad

Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison—and How We Stayed Connected by Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai

February 27, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I went to the library to drop off some books I had finished and to drop off my reading challenge form. My ride had some errands to run, so I told them to drop me off, and I would use the library as a way to pick up and read a few books I normally wouldn’t read. But first, I looked at the children’s room. I hadn’t been in there too often, and not since they had updated it. But the fist section I went […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Antoine Patton, Children of prisoners, Coding & Programming, Correspondence, family, fathers, fathers and daughters, incarceration, Jay Jay Patton, Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai, Kiara Valdez, Markia Jenai, parents, Prisoners, Social Topics

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:115 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Antoine Patton, Children of prisoners, Coding & Programming, Correspondence, family, fathers, fathers and daughters, incarceration, Jay Jay Patton, Jay Jay Patton, Antoine Patton, Kiara Valdez and Markia Jenai, Kiara Valdez, Markia Jenai, parents, Prisoners, Social Topics ·
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