"The road less traveled, sure, but so young? At 14 I was still climbing trees. What lingers in the mind is a vision of a boy, fearlessly blazing his own path and running his scam with no forethought but adventure. Inadvertently, a boy becomes a man!"
-Warren Daly (supervisor, New York City Subway System)

"Just finished reading 'What is that boy going to do next?' Great story. I really enjoyed reading it."
-Ray Jackson (physicist, oldvums.org)

"That boy really tries hard to live up to his image of a sailor, giving new meaning to having a girl in every port."
-Heather Armstrong (high school social studies teacher)

"It's amazing that you were such a freethinker as a teenager and yet landed on your feet."
-Irma Wilson (mother of 2 teenagers)

"I read your book and liked it a lot."
-Adam Gromling (high school senior)

"The book was interesting for me to read and to learn what it's like to grow up in the black culture. It sounds like you grew up fast and became worldly at an early age."
-Harry "Swede" Lagerstedt (professor emeritus, ussgeneralanderson.org)

"Parents of unconventional teenagers fearing that teenage nonconformity foreshadows failure down the road should read this book - and take heart."
-Bill Grant (college freshman)

"I was especially taken in by the charm and undying optimism of 'that boy'.  I thoroughly enjoyed and was charmed by your book."
-Richard Levine (poet, A Language Full of Wars and Songs)

"There are many lessons to be drawn from this book."
-Edna Wiggins (high school counselor)

"I read your delightful book and want you to know that I certainly appreciate the sharing of your memoirs. You have had both a flavorful and interesting life. You went after and accomplished more in a few years than people have in a lifetime!"
-Pat Burchianti (receptionist)

"A stunning contribution to coming-of-age literature."
-John Erskine (school psychologist)

"Perfect book for any reluctant reader!"
-Jane Winfield (high school English teacher)

"May I offer you my congratulations and thanks, for not only your service, but for showing young people of all races and backgrounds that one can achieve and can make better his or her life."
-Denice Young (sailor, U.S.S. John Young DD973)

"Be who you are and don't be afraid is an applaudable lesson drawn from the book."
-William Moran (high school counselor)

"I enjoyed your book immensely. It's so relevant to what's discussed  in the article 'Peeking Inside the Mind of the Boy Dating Your Daughter'  by Tara Parker-Pope in The New York times, February 24, 2008."
-Maude Williams (mother of three teenage boys)

"The perfect book for low achieving high school teenagers in the inner cities. It is a memoir with lots of lessons about courage, optimism, discipline, and being true to yourself.  It also provides a fascinating glimpse at black history and culture in the1940s."                  
-Mwangi (high school social studies teacher)

"George Hemingway Isom has written a compelling account of his  teenage years;  young adults and their teachers are the beneficiaries."                                                                                                                                                                                                                      - William Moore ( school psychologist)