Reviews

Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos

lacestow7's review against another edition

4.0

Lacy’s Tear Tier:

adaleigh29's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

aly_saurusrex's review against another edition

5.0

I’m new to graphic novels, and went to my local library and grabbed a large stack of them a couple weeks ago… and then left them in a bag.

I grabbed a few and brought them to work with me and picked this one up with my morning coffee in the park and it was beautiful. The storyline is so moving, the art is incredible. I am so grateful for artists and authors for bringing stories different than mine to life.

This story moved me to tears, and joy and happiness and sadness and concern and fears. Thank you for this peak into a difficult time and difficult world.

booklover160's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful wordless graphic about a girl fleeing Cuba in the ‘60s during a tumultuous time. Stunning art and heartfelt story.

katiegrrrl's review against another edition

4.0

A wordless graphic novel focused on a young girls experience being sent away from her home in Cuba when the revolution began.

endemictoearth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

jwinchell's review

4.0

I did not know anything about the Peter Pan operation that took 14000 Cuban children out of Castro’s Cuba and placed them in US foster families. This is a wordless graphic novel other than sounds and signs, and the use of color is fantastic. Highly recommend.

meaganmart's review against another edition

3.0

Isla to Island was the next installment in my middle school graphic novel deep dive. While this novel is beautifully illustrated, it is mostly wordless, and the words that we do have are a mix of English and Spanish. As an adult reader I really enjoyed the story and thought it was wonderfully told. I'm not sure, however, that this would be as impactful for middle grades readers. Without context I'm not sure that many of them could recognize Fidel Castro or understand the impact that his takeover had on the Cuban nation. I would imagine that most of my kids have no frame of reference for Project Peter Pan, and while there are resources at the end of the novel that are suggested for further reading, I think for our particular group of kids we could have used a little more context within this work. We did purchase it, because I think it's a story that will still resonate with readers.

empressofbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

themaeyu's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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