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Hand-Me-Down: A Graphic Memoir

by Damian Alexander

Family history carried through stories and memory

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Family history carried through stories and memory

In this graphic memoir, Damian grows up with his grandmother, Nanny, after his mother dies when he is a baby. Photographs and Nanny’s recollections offer fragments of a mother he never knew, while her stories also reach back to her own childhood in foster care. Damian’s memories and daydreams connect these generations, tracing how family bonds can take shape through shared stories as well as direct experience. The memoir’s focus on a child piecing together family history gives its intergenerational theme a personal frame.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers ages 9–12 interested in graphic memoirs and family stories.
  • For readers curious about how memories and family accounts connect generations.
  • For readers interested in stories touching on bereavement and foster care.

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Intergenerational connectionFamily history and memoryBereavementFoster care

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Book overview

From the author of the highly praised debut Other Boys comes a moving graphic memoir about the love we pass down across generations. Perfect for fans of Hey, Kiddo and Flamer.

Damian's mother died when he was a baby, and he has lived with his grandma ever since. Now, all he has left of his mother are old photos and the stories Nanny shares with him. Nanny has a lot of stories, some about his mom and some about her own childhood growing up in foster care.

When Damian feels lonely, he imagines what life was like when his mother and grandmother were middle schoolers like him. Through memories, stories, and daydreams, he feels closer to the mother he lost and begins to see the mother he found.

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