Aliens have invaded Earth and renamed it Smekland. Wait, no, let's start at the beginning. Gratuity (Tip for short) Tucci is writing a report on the
True Meaning of Smekday, which may or may not be included in a time capsule. So this story starts with her and when her mother was abducted by aliens. And then, later, the Boov invade Earth. All the humans are supposed to be sent to Florida, but Tip decides to drive herself. There are a variety of problems with this, the biggest two being that 1.) she's eleven years old and 2.) she's supposed to be on a Boov-approved rocketpod, not driving a car across busted highways. Also, she has her cat (named Pig) and a runaway Boov named J.Lo in tow, which makes things complicated. Then it turns out that another alien race is planning on invading Earth. And then it gets weird(er).
I love this book by Adam Rex. It is hilarious, wonderful, quirky, and smart. And it has great illustrations and some very funny cartoon strips drawn by J.Lo the Boov. There are rumors of a movie in the works, so read this book now before the waiting list starts!
~ Book Ninja
P.S. If you like Adam Rex, read some more of his stuff
here! It's all a bit different, but funny!
This is technically a children's item, but as an adult reader, I thoroughly enjoyed it. And the end of the book takes place in Southern, Arizona!
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