The True Meaning of Smekday, Adam Rex
The True Meaning of Smekday, Adam Rex
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The True Meaning of Smekday

Author: Adam Rex

Narrator: Bahni Turpin

Unabridged: 10 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2010


Synopsis

It all starts with a school essay.
 
Twelve-year-old Gratuity “Tip” Tucci is assigned to write five pages on “The True Meaning of Smekday” for the National Time Capsule contest, and she’s not sure where to begin: when her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge, bizarre spaceships descended to Earth, and aliens—called the Boov—abducted her mother?
Or when the Boov declared Earth a colony, renamed it “Smekland” (in honor of glorious Captain Smek), and forced all Americans to relocate to Florida via rocketpod?
            Gratuity’s story is much, much bigger than the assignment. It involves her unlikely friendship with a renegade Boov mechanic named J.Lo, a futile journey south to find Gratuity’s mother at the Happy Mouse Kingdom, a cross-country road trip in a hovercar called Slushious, and an outrageous plan to save Earth from yet another alien invasion.

About The Author

Adam Rex is the illustrator of The Dirty Cowboy by Amy Timberlake, Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin’! by Jill Esbaum, and Small Beauties by Elvira Woodruff. He wrote and illustrated Tree Ring Circus and the New York Times bestseller Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich. Adam lives with his wife in Philadelphia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul on August 02, 2008

Pretty much my favorite children's book of the past few years, and one of my favorite books overall. It has such a sense of gamboling fun, even with the aliens are busy herding up humanity and shunting them off to states that they themselves don't particularly like. J-Lo, the alien character is char......more

Goodreads review by Terence on August 13, 2011

The critics have spoken: "This is the bestest book in the whole widest world!!!" - Felix, The Other New York Review of Books "Two thumbs up! Way up or this one!" - Roger Fleabert & Gene Whiskel, At the Libraries I leave it to the reader of this review to go and find out why the cat world raves about th......more

Goodreads review by babyhippoface on March 17, 2008

"The Boov jumped off his antler spool and went back inside the MoPo...." I think I'm going to memorize this line. And next time someone asks me a question I don't want to answer, I'm gonna hit 'em with the Boov. Smekday is funny, silly, and entertaining. Gratuity/Tip is a terrific heroine, spunky and......more

Goodreads review by Andy on September 11, 2021

Was für ein wundervolles Kinderbuch! Es ist unerwartet philosophisch und regt zum Nachdenken an - aber erst auf den zweiten Blick. Vor allem ist es sehr unterhaltsam, lustig, spannend und abenteuerlich. Den kleinen Boov J.Lo muss man einfach ins Herz schließen. Der später gedrehte Trickfilm kann mit d......more


Awards

  • Odyssey Award