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Dandro, Travis, 1974- author, illustrator.
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Dandro, Travis, 1974- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Dandro, Travis, 1974- -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Children of drug addicts -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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King of King Court :...
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King of King Court : a memoir / Travis Dandro.
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Dandro, Travis, 1974- author, illustrator.
[Montréal, Québec] ; [New York] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
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Dandro, Travis, 1974- -- Childhood and youth -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Dandro, Travis, 1974- -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Children of drug addicts -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
Cartoonists -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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9781770463592 (paperback) :
1770463593 (paperback)
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
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First paperback edition.
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"From a child's-eye view, Travis Dandro recounts growing up with a drug-addicted birth father, alcoholic step-dad, and overwhelmed mother. As a kid, Dandro would temper the tension of his every day with flights of fancy, finding refuge in toys and animals and insects rather than the unpredictable adults around him. Dandro perceptively details the effects of poverty and addiction on a family while maintaining a child's innocence for as long as he can. King of King Court spans from Travis's early childhood through his teen years, focusing not only on the obviously abusive actions, but also on the daily slights and snubs that further strain relations between him and his parents. Alongside Dandro's birth father committing crimes and shooting up, King of King Court lingers on scenes of him criticizing Travis and his siblings. Dandro gives equal heft to these anecdotes, emphasizing how damaging even relatively slight traumas can be to a child's worldview. As Travis matures into young adulthood and begins to understand the forces shaping his father's toxic behaviours, the story becomes even more nuanced. Travis is empathetic to his father's own tragic history, but unable to escape the cycle of misconduct and reprisals they are caught in. King of King Court is a revelatory autobiography that examines trauma, addiction, and familial relations in a unique and sensitive way."--
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