INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Williams, Maiya

The Fizzy Whiz Kid

(4) 4-6 Sixth-grader Mitchell goes from geeky new-kid to star when he appears in a popular TV commercial. Williams's text contains lots of inside information about the business end of Hollywood. The tone, which starts out bright and funny, becomes a little pedantic as all the story's loose ends are tied up too neatly.

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