{"product_id":"inklings-isbn-9780547386508","title":"Inklings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Jeffrey Koterba was six, he started drawing his first cartoons, painstakingly copying from the Sunday \u003ci\u003eOmaha World Herald’s \u003c\/i\u003efunny papers and making up his own characters. With a pen and a sheet of white paper, he was able to escape into a world that was clean, expansive, and comfortable—a refuge from the pandemonium surrounding him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tiny house Koterba grew up in was full-to-bursting with garage-sale treasures and televisions his father Art repaired and sold for extra money. A hard-drinking one-time jazz drummer whose big dreams never seemed to come true, Art was subject to violent facial and vocal tics—symptoms of Tourette’s Syndrome, a condition Jeffrey inherited—as well as explosions of temper and eccentricity that kept the Koterba family teetering on the brink of disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the canyons of broken electronics, the lightning strikes, screaming matches, and discouragements great and small emerged a young man determined to follow his creative spirit to grand heights. And much to his surprise, he found himself on a journey back to his family and the father he once longed to escape. An exuberant, heart-felt memoir that calls to mind \u003ci\u003eThe Tender Bar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInklings \u003c\/i\u003eis infused with an irresistible optimism all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does an artist find his voice when the world around him is full of noise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Father’s Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Art Koterba, a former jazz drummer whose violent tics and house full of broken televisions hide a story of big dreams and a difficult inheritance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCreativity as Refuge:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how a young boy’s love for cartooning becomes his only escape from the screaming matches and crushing discouragements of a home teetering on disaster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOvercoming Adversity:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow a journey of resilience as Jeffrey inherits his father’s Tourette’s Syndrome but finds his own path, determined to turn chaos into a creative life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnforgettable Midwestern Memoir:\u003c\/b\u003e For readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Tender Bar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFun Home\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a raw, funny, and ultimately optimistic story about finding your way back to the family you once longed to escape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A powerful and moving portrait of an artist.\" --Tina Jordan, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890133364965,"sku":"NP9780547386508","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780547386508.jpg?v=1730232599","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/inklings-isbn-9780547386508","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}