The Fizzy Whiz Kid

by Maiya Williams

Readers will laugh along with all the misadventures--and sneak a peek behind the Hollywood curtain--in this sweet and funny novel. When Mitchell Mathis moves to Hollywood with his academic parents, he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810983478
• ISBN13: 9780810983472
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

The Hollywood life....with a lotta laughts

Mitch Mathis, age 12, 6th grade, hates being the new kid at Cecil B. DeMille school in Los Angeles, California. His classmates Skywalker, Dash, JJ and Tangerine Dream all seem to live in glamorous houses, with glamorous parents who have movie-related and very glamorous jobs. They know all about points, and agents and "hitting your mark." Mitch's life seems dull to the point of embarrassing in comparison. CUT TO: MITCH at an open casting call. CUT TO: MITCH again: he gets the commercial and finds himself unexpectedly a star. I loved "listening" to Mitch and his adventures as he experiences the upside and downside of fame. His lists will keep you laughing, and the book has the voice of a good-natured kiddo, grounded in reality but living in the unreal world of Hollywood, USA.