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Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

Kelly J. Baptist

After his father dies, ten-year-old Isaiah Dunn lives with his mother and younger sister Charlie in a motel, a situation he keeps from his best friend. His mother is grieving, drinking, and has lost her job. Isaiah finds his father’s notebooks, filled with poems and short stories that imagine Isaiah as a superhero, and begins writing poems himself. As he hopes to help his family find an apartment, Isaiah also forms a friendship with Angel, a classmate who once bullied him.

This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
700L
ATOS Book Level
4.3
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
6
Word Count
41637
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
Q
Themes
Family · Friendship · Grief And Loss · Home · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Published
August 18, 2020
Pages
208
ISBN-13
9780593121368
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2021Fiction for Children
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