The True Meaning of Smekday

The True Meaning of Smekday

by Adam Rex (Author)

Synopsis

Aliens have invaded Earth and instructed all of the humans to move to Florida. They landed on Christmas Day - now named Smekday, after the glorious leader of the Boovs, Captain Smek. Gratuity Tucci doesn't want to be shipped off to Florida in a rocketpod. She has a plan . . . Luckily Gratuity can drive - she nails tin cans to her shoes to reach the pedals. She had to learn after her mum was abducted by the aliens. So begins an epic journey with a brilliant girl hero, a cat named Pig and a friendly Boov who's taken the human name J.Lo, all determined to save the Earth from a much bigger threat . . . This original, imaginative and wonderfully wacky sci-fi adventure inspired the major motion picture, HOME

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Published: 12 Sep 2013

ISBN 10: 1408844915
ISBN 13: 9781408844915
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: A funny, bonkers, utterly wonderful story about a girl called Gratuity, a cat called Pig, an extraterrestrial called J.Lo - and an alien invasion of Earth. Hilarious sci-fi with huge appeal - will be a mega movie from DreamWorks for Christmas 2014

Author Bio
Adam Rex is an award-winning US author and illustrator. The True Meaning of Smekday is his first novel, but his brilliant picture book Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich is a New York Times bestseller. He is the illustrator of Neil Gaiman's wonderful new picture book, Chu's Day. He lives with his wife in Philadelphia, USA.