This book is multicultural. It is fiction because the boy changes characters several times throughout the book. The art in this book is hand-drawn pictures using oil pastels. It is a very colorful book. The content is about a little boy who enters the school talent show and is going to play the kalimba. Soon he realizes this is a bad idea because only the kids that sing and dance like rappers win. The day before the talent show, Joshua goes to his Uncle Zambezi's art gallery and he gives him a feathered Masai mask that a tribe wore in Kenya. This is a magical mask and his uncle told him to be very careful about what he says to the mask. Joshua decides to test it and say he wishes he could be Kareem Cooper who was the coolest guy at school, but his life at home was terrible. After Joshua noticed this, he wished to be Righteous Rapper and after he turned into Righteous Rapper, he did not like being chased around by everyone. Then he decided he wanted to be respected so he changed into the Mayor. Once at the talent show, Shamkia and Kareem were falling apart when the music quit and so he came to the rescue by telling the mask he wishes he could be himself, Joshua again and he played the kalimba. Everyone loved it and now Joshua does not wear that mask anymore; it hangs on his wall. The reading level is probably third grade. Some of the words are unfamiliar just because they are from another country or culture. The curricular connectins are; cultures, Africa, Kenya, African Americans, instruments, talent shows, rappers, kalimba, Masai mask, and just to be true to yourself. ( )