{"product_id":"the-true-meaning-of-smekday-9780786849017","title":"The True Meaning of Smekday","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious, genre-bending novel from bestselling author Adam rex that inspired the blockbuster feature film \u003ci\u003eHome -- \u003c\/i\u003efully illustrated with \"photos,\" drawings, newspaper clippings, and comics sequences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Gratuity (\"Tip\") Tucci is assigned to write five pages on \"The True Meaning of Smekday\" for the National Time Capsule contest, 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 on Earth and the aliens -- called 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn any case, 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 the Earth from yet another alien invasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Rex \u003c\/b\u003eis the multi-talented author of books for children, middle readers and young adults, as well as an accomplished illustrator. He has written such beloved picture books as \u003ci\u003eSchool's First Day of School \u003c\/i\u003e(illustrated by Christian Robinson), has created both pictures and words for favorites like \u003ci\u003eAre You Scared, Darth Vader?, Nothing Rhymes with Orange, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein Makes a Sandwich; \u003c\/i\u003eand he has illustrated books by bestselling authors like \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Rock Scissors Paper \u003c\/i\u003eby Dreew Daywalt, \u003ci\u003eBilly Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem \u003c\/i\u003eby Mac Barnett, and \u003ci\u003eChu's Day \u003c\/i\u003eby Neil Gaiman. \u003ci\u003eThe True Meaning of Smekday \u003c\/i\u003ewas his first novel, followed by \u003ci\u003eSmek for President! \u003c\/i\u003eand other books for middle and teen readers. He grew up in Phoenix, got a BFA from the University of Arizona, and now lives in Tucson.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707496927506,"sku":"9780786849017","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1744eb4-08c1-4e87-a0cd-e5e37e26acf0.jpg?v=1734496383","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-true-meaning-of-smekday-9780786849017","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}