Reviews

Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist

abanas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

jozzy_hi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

lwils513's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

bcat0124's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

libwinnie's review against another edition

5.0

There is nothing I didn't like about this book! And Isaiah Dunn really is my hero! Great writing, great characters, great story. A rich read with lots of subplots that are fully developed and great stories on their own. The diversity and sub-themes of homelessness, food insecurity and parental addiction offer lots of representation but with an undercurrent of hope.

shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition

Ten year old Isaiah Dunn loves words, writing poetry (but don't tell) and hanging out with his best friend, Sneaky. Isaiah's favorite stories are those written by his father about a super hero named Isaiah Dunn. Isaiah's, and little sister Charlie's, world shifted suddenly four months ago when their dad died of a heart attack and their mom subsequently fell apart. Though grief and homelessness are present, so are resilience, love and good adults in this wonderful coming-of-age novel for the middle reader.

liz_morgan73's review against another edition

5.0

such a good middle-grade book, I really enjoyed it and will be purchasing to put on my kids' shelves.

jonseyjaguar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amchica's review against another edition

3.0

Children’s literature can be wonderfully written with interesting, well developed characters and original plots. This was not that.

brittanyhoffman11's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol