Marcus Makes a Movie
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- Create Date：2021-05-27 01:31:09
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Kevin Hart
- ISBN：0593179145
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Reviews
Murtaza Kuwarawala
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Title - Marcus Makes a MovieAuthor - Kevin HartGenre - Middle Grade Received an e-arc from NetGalley。 Thank you so much Penguin Books Plot:All Marcus dreams of everyday is to escape his bully and draw his comics where the main character is Toothpick based on him。 He gets stuck in a movie-making afternoon class which is not something he was looking forward to。 What he did not realise is how this course will bring him new friends and how he will be able to realise his dream albeit in a much bigger Title - Marcus Makes a MovieAuthor - Kevin HartGenre - Middle Grade Received an e-arc from NetGalley。 Thank you so much Penguin Books Plot:All Marcus dreams of everyday is to escape his bully and draw his comics where the main character is Toothpick based on him。 He gets stuck in a movie-making afternoon class which is not something he was looking forward to。 What he did not realise is how this course will bring him new friends and how he will be able to realise his dream albeit in a much bigger manner。My thoughts on the book:Honestly， I apparently realised which particular Kevin Hart is the author after I completed the book。 I loved the actor's work but I was glad that did not influence me to love / hate the book。 The plot is pretty straightforward here and one can easily spot the climax way early in the second half of the book。 What was not expected was the slight twist that was brought at the end of the book which did made me increase the rating a notch higher。Though the variating references to YouTube and many other stuff is a bit annoying but for the actual audience of the book， this would surely pique their curiosity。 Also the larger picture on how to make a movie is pretty interesting and informative as well at times。 A must read for anyone who loves a dash of comedy and a fun book。 Also do not miss the illustrations which are equally fun。My Ratings - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 （5 out of 5 stars） 。。。more
Emily
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Pretty solid！ Stellar illustrations， an all （or at least all depicted） Black cast of characters， and really good character growth， with lots of practical lessons （that don’t feel preachy） about working together， putting in hard work if you want to make something awesome， understanding give and take and that relationships can’t （or at least， here， they can’t） function if you’re always the taker or giver， and even the art of making a movie people will care about。 Main character Marcus is almost to Pretty solid！ Stellar illustrations， an all （or at least all depicted） Black cast of characters， and really good character growth， with lots of practical lessons （that don’t feel preachy） about working together， putting in hard work if you want to make something awesome， understanding give and take and that relationships can’t （or at least， here， they can’t） function if you’re always the taker or giver， and even the art of making a movie people will care about。 Main character Marcus is almost too obnoxious to take for a little while there， but then he gets it; he grows steadily as a person throughout the book。 It was good to see a successful single father and son family unit—I’m hard-pressed to think of another in middlegrade realistic fiction （Marcus lost his mom to cancer in the time before the book starts）。 The cover and illustrations throughout will appeal to reluctant （as well as other） readers—I think it will be a successful handseller （“sales” in my case means library kids will check it out， not dismiss at a glance）。 I’m not saying “Rush out—you must read this！” but I am saying， yeah， this is good。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by NetgalleyMarcus attends an afternoon program at school while his father works， and he is struggling to find an activity to join。 He's a big fan of drawing comics， but doesn't want to go to the art option and do things like origami and collage work。 He ends up in the movie making program， hoping to be able to sit quietly and draw， but the exuberant college students won't let him。 Not only that， but a girl who annoys him， Sierra， is in the program。 The group has to vote on the mo E ARC provided by NetgalleyMarcus attends an afternoon program at school while his father works， and he is struggling to find an activity to join。 He's a big fan of drawing comics， but doesn't want to go to the art option and do things like origami and collage work。 He ends up in the movie making program， hoping to be able to sit quietly and draw， but the exuberant college students won't let him。 Not only that， but a girl who annoys him， Sierra， is in the program。 The group has to vote on the movie they want to make， and Sierra， who attended a summer program on writing screenplays， has written a script for Phone Zombies。 Marcus counters with his own idea to spite her， but doesn't have an actual screenplay for his superhero action comic， Toothpick， just his comic book。 He's angry when his idea loses， but Sierra makes an effort to reach out， mend fences， and offer to help him with his film if he helps with hers。 Marcus has recently experienced a serious loss， and some of his comic deals with this， although we don't find out all of the details until late in the story。 Marcus learns a lot about film making and cooperating with others， and continues to work on Toothpick。 Strengths: I loved that this showed how much work it takes to make a film！ There is one student who is in the program to improve her MeTube channel on makeup， and even that is seriously discussed。 So many of my students want to be YouTube stars but have no real concept of what this would entail。 Sierra is a fantastic character who is extremely understanding and works well with everyone， and it's great to see her take Marcus under her wing not only in regards to film making， but in interacting with others。 I loved the portrayal of an after school program， and there are plenty of supportive people in Marcus' life to help him with his loss， including his father， who is supportive of Marcus' creative endeavors。 The occasional illustrations will help this appeal to readers of notebook novels。 The use of casual register is noticeable but done in a natural way; this is no small feat。 Weaknesses: The frequent self-referential nods to "Tevin Bart"， as well as mentions of MeTube seemed odd to me， but younger readers will likely not notice。 Marcus also started out as an angry， unlikeable character with some behavior issues， but we find out the reasons for this， and he does improve。 What I really think: This is an interesting and informative look at the ins and outs of making a film from people who have been through the process。 Similar to Greenwald's Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star， but I liked that it was centered around an after school program instead of a film with celebrities。 Definitely purchasing， although Rodkey's We're Not From Here was SO good that I wish he would write more books like that。 I'm not sure how many of my students are familiar with Kevin Hart as an actor， but this book stands alone without that knowledge。 。。。more
Andréa
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