{"product_id":"the-true-meaning-of-smekday-adam-rex-paperback","title":"The True Meaning of Smekday -- Adam Rex, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\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\/strong\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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adam Rex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Little, Brown Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/1\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\" H x 5.5\" L x 1.08\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780786849017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451220508826,"sku":"9780786849017","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9780786849017.jpg?v=1771254402","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/the-true-meaning-of-smekday-adam-rex-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}