Reviews

L'Incroyable Voyage de Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

ashleydwilliamson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

monika_reads's review against another edition

4.5

What a beautiful story about grief and found family, told from the perspective of a 12 year old girl named Coyote. The characters were complicated and lovable. This book felt huggable all the way through. I’ll be starting the sequel immediately!

caitbooks_27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Great middle grade read about a young girl dealing with grief and the variety of people she encounters along her journey. I laughed and I cried. 

elle___jay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

meganp2023's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

sloth249's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

erine's review against another edition

5.0

An incredibly sad book about crippling grief; an incredibly hopeful book about beginning to put your life back together again. Coyote and (her not Dad) Rodeo live in a converted school bus and drive around the country. They haven’t been home in 5 years, since Coyote’s mom and two sisters died in a car accident. Rodeo has avoided all grieving, simply slamming the door on the past and forbidding Coyote to even mention her sisters’ names. They have no ties, only transient friendships, and live day to day.

So the story begins with the first crack in their fortress designed to keep out grief: a kitten. Said kitten is quickly followed by a hitchhiking musician, a mom and son fleeing domestic abuse, and a young gay teen running away from unaccepting parents. And a goat. While the plot line verges on implausible (while their money situation is explained, there is absolutely zero mention of school), the path of grief and the way back to some kind of life is spot on.

The whole story is kind of an extrapolation of a favorite quote from Call the Midwife: “You will feel better than this. Maybe not yet. But you will. You just keep living, until you’re alive again.” And Coyote’s journey begins with the just living part, but it ends with feeling alive again.

mccbooklove's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

debra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

rice83's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0