Reviews

Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff

mixtercharlie's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative lighthearted medium-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

amelody's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Transphobia

carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition

5.0

Max is a transgender kid learning how to navigate school, friends, and gender identity! I liked that Max learns things about what it means to be a girl or a boy through his own understandings of gender and he learns along with the reader.

constant_reader's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

4.25

barbarianlibarian's review against another edition

4.0

informative story - well done but I wondered where the editor was a few times. otherwise great

sunflowerjess's review against another edition

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I've read Kyle Lukoff's middle grade books and loved them to pieces. I'm happy to say I adored this picture book as well. I love how it demonstrates that there's no one way to be any gender and that being a certain gender doesn't have anything to do with what a person does or finds interesting. 

kaileywicked's review against another edition

informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

finnmiles's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I wish I had this book when I was a younger kid. I know it will do wonders for younger trans kids <3

pib003's review against another edition

5.0

This book does a pretty good job! For children who already have a sense of gender expectations, this book explains the concept of being transgender well.

madalynrogers122's review against another edition

5.0

This is such an unabashedly honest and adorable book about a transgender child.