Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected Journalists “Lean on Me” appeared on

“Lean on Me” appeared on Withers's 1972 album Still Bill

Together they've created a magical story about twin sisters with a powerful gift

They keep moving

and increasingly frustrated by her strained relationship with her successful but emotionally closed-off father

It's going to take many Alkean friends

Dear Dad: Growing Up with a Parent in Prison -- and How We Stayed Connected Journalists “Lean on Me” appeared onA stunning graphic novel memoir about growing up with an incarcerated parent. " Your dad is coming back home." As far back as nine year old Jay Jay Patton can remember, her dad, Antoine has been in prison. Growing up in Buffalo, New York with her mom and younger brother, she's only been to visit him twice. Instead, the two have sent each other numerous letters Jay Jay's letters can take weeks or months to reach her dad, and some never even get