Hoo Boy!
I think I’m in love!!!
When young Gratuity (Tip) Tucci is assigned a school five-page essay to explain the true meaning of Smekday (previously Christmas, now the day the first aliens invaded and renamed Christmas), she ends up writing a WHOLE LOT MORE than five pages.
Instead we get the full story of just what happened to Tip when she determined to find her Mom as the aliens stated that all American humans must migrate to Florida, how she joined forces with the alien J.Lo and kept track of her cat, Pig.
I can’t really imagine saying more without giving away too much laugh-out-loud goodness!
The True Meaning of Smekday is AWESOME!!!
It’s very funny – yet also has enough seriousness and legitimate emotion to have a level of care and investment in the characters to make it, well, all the more AWESOME!
I absolutely adored J.Lo – a hilarious, adorable, lovable alien that provides a hefty amount of chortling as he gives the history of his alien race, the Boov. Not to mention their interesting way of speaking English!
The True Meaning of Smekday is truly entertaining – constantly. It’s an adventure of hilarity for ALL AGES! It features a great friendship, loyalty, lots of fun, surprising twists and a perceptive and clever narrative.
A couple of snippets of ACTUAL notes I wrote as I read The True Meaning of Smekday:
“Oh my gosh!! So sweet and cute!” and “So awesome I could almost cry!!”
Yep – I loved it.
Plus, the illustrations (also by Adam Rex) are amazing!
Cannot praise it enough – a happy little bibliophile am I!
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