Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

I didn't really read the summary of this book before I started this book and I'm really glad that I didn't. This was such a powerful book and is a must read for people who enjoy middle grade. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero is a powerful novel about a young boy who becomes the "man of his house" after his fat......more

This book is so stunning - heartaching, so genuine, confronting, but ultimately hopeful. I loved this - loved even more that this is an adaptation from Baptist's contribution to the We Need Diverse Book's Flying Lessons anthology (one of my first anthologies ever!). - Follows Isaish, a Black boy who......more

Absolute middle grade perfection. I read this after my 4th grade daughter recommended it when her class read this and then did a whole poetry unit. It had a profound effect on her at 10, both as a reader and as a catalyst to writing her own poetry. I first read the short story that inspired this nove......more

(This review first appeared on my Reading Ladies blog) Are you someone’s Hero? Isaiah is the older brother and is grieving the loss of his father. Isaiah feels the burden of holding the family together. The most important people in his life include his four-year-old sister who never stops asking quest......more

I’m glad I didn’t know Isaiah Dunn was only ten years old at the start of this book, or I might have not read it (trying to read books my 7th graders will really like), and I’m soooo glad I read this one. A bit sad from the beginning, I loved to see Isaiah’s attitude changing throughout the book. He......more