MEXIKID: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR

MEXIKID: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR by Pedro Martin

One of this year's Newberry Honor Award winners, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin, is the true story of the author's family's 2,000 mile return to Mexico to pick up their Grandfather and bring him back to the United States to live with them. Packed in a Winnebago RV, the Martin family, consisting of Apa (Dad), Ama (Mom), and 9 kids, has all the adventures, laugh out loud moments, and moving times you can imagine a family of this size having. Told from the point of view of Pedro/Peter (number 7 of 9), who loves superheroes, gives this story a larger than life feeling, especially since the grandfather they are going to bring back is a former Mexican-Revolutionist with a few tales of his own. The kicker? The story is true and the back of the book is chock full of family photos to prove it. This is a fun read, but there are a couple of bumps to be aware of!

HEADS UP- There are a couple profanities. There is a Little Peepee Man. This is a kewpie doll they find at the market that when filled with water, a person can squeeze his hat and he pees. There is some crude humor. Some of it is hilarious. For example the kids that were born in Mexico can handle drinking the raw milk. The ones who were born in the states cannot. When one of the American born kids drinks a drink that has raw milk in it, his older brother grabs him and immediately starts running for the RV, because he knows a serious case of the runs is about to hit him. They have several hilarious names for what happens.