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The True Meaning of Smekday
By Rex, Adam
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-78684-900-0
- Publisher
- Hyperion
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2007
Gr 4-8 Where does one begin when asked to write a five-page essay on the meaning of Smekday? If you are 11-year-old Gratuity Tucci, you begin prior to the arrival of the aliens, before your mother started receiving cryptic messages through a mole in the back of her neck, and before all Americans are forced to move to reservations in Florida to make room for the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2007
What's an eleven-year-old girl to do when the same aliens—the Boov—who sucked up her mom "like soda" into their spaceship announce (after conquering the whole planet) that all Americans must relocate to Florida? Go along to get along? Not Gratuity "Tip" Tucci. Instead, Rex's spunky protagonist learns how to drive, packs up the Chevy, grabs her cat, and heads off to find her mother. Along the way, Tip meets a Boov ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
When invading aliens kidnap her mother, eleven-year-old Tip Tucci heads off to find her. Holding interest with a Daniel Pinkwaterish se...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
