Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents’ homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, needed support to raise her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times.
How Do I Draw These Memories? is an illustrated memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love.
From Jonell’s devastatingly brilliant pen as a writer and an artist, it plumbs the depths of what family can be – and how joy and hope can be found in the most ordinary and extraordinary moments.
Full-color photographs and  illustrations created using graphite pencil, gouache, Prismacolor pencil, ink, and Photoshop.
Title alpha How Do I Draw These Memories?: an Illustrated Memoir
Category Biography High Plus
Pages Count 424
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Jonell Joshua (1994-). African American families. Illustrators. Savannah, Georgia. New Jersey. Mental illness. Bipolar disorder.
Trim Size 8" x 6"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2024-04-15
JLG Release Date Jul 2024
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Biography High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Biography High Plus
Biography High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
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