The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett
2019
First Published
4.00
Average Rating
48
Number of Pages
The first children’s book from multi-genre artist Brontez Purnell, a 2018 winner of the Whiting Award, sweetly portrays a common but rarely narrated childhood experience―having a single parent and taking care of a younger sibling. With illustrations by Brooklyn artist Elise R. Peterson, The Nightlife of Jacuzzi Gaskett recounts 11-year-old Jacuzzi’s evening activities while he cares for his baby brother and waits for mama’s arrival home. He ponders his dad, school, and his future―and when his brother wakes up, Jacuzzi knows just how to get him back to sleep.
Avg Rating
4.00
Number of Ratings
24
5 STARS
38%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
17%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
4%
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Author
Brontez Purnell
Author · 6 books
Brontez Purnell is an Oakland-based writer, musician, dancer, and director. He is the author of several books, including Since I Laid My Burden Down, and the zine Fag School; frontman for the punk band The Younger Lovers; and founder of the Brontez Purnell Dance Company.
