![]() ![]() Cooper’s black-and-white illustrations add humor and excitement to the text. The movie-making details are integrated smoothly and make for an interesting glimpse of the process. Marcus i a flawed but appealing character with a dream that young readers will be able to relate to easily. It seems his movie will never be made unless Marcus can come to terms with his mistake and his reasons for making it. ![]() Things take a downturn when Marcus insists on sneaking into a hospital to film a scene. ![]() With the help of the other kids, Sierra especially, and a lot of trouble-shooting, it seems his dream may become a reality. The learning curve is enormous and the amount of work intense, but Marcus wants to succeed so badly that he puts in the work. ![]() But Sierra makes him a deal to return if the class will help with his project too. He isn’t thrilled to see Sierra in his class, having had an unfortunate encounter with her on a bus-then he learns that while each student can work on their own project, the class will also work together on Sierra’s screenplay, Phone Zombies. It occurs to him that he can use this opportunity to turn his Toothpick comics into a movie. When his father insists he join an after-school club, he chooses the filmmaking class. Gr 3-6–Marcus loves to draw comics about Toothpick, a young Black boy superhero. ![]()
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