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The Book That Inspired HOME

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HOME Smekday Reading

Photo Credit: DreamWorks Home (c) 2015 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.

Kora and Logan love the movies and every time a new animated film comes out they start counting down the days until it comes out. When they learned that books can inspire movies they couldn’t believe it! They are bookworms as well, so being able to read the about the characters either before or after seeing the movie is fascinating to them. That’s why I’m excited about the book that inspired HOME and a fun giveaway below.

When the movie HOME came out Kora & Logan couldn’t wait to see it. They watched a lot of trailers and thought it looked funny and I loved that it has a message, “Your mistakes are what make you human.”  We were all thrilled to learn that there is a book that inspired the movie and we look forward to reading it.

Here’s a synopsis:

TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY

True Meaning Of Smekday

It all starts with a school essay.

When 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 the 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?

In 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.

Fully illustrated with “photos,” drawings, newspaper clippings, and comics sequences, this is a hilarious, perceptive, genre-bending novel from best-selling author Adam Rex.

There’s also a sequel titled, ABOUT SMEK FOR PRESIDENT

Smek For President

In this much anticipated sequel to The True Meaning of Smekday, Tip and J.Lo are back for another hilarious intergalactic adventure. And this time (and last time, and maybe next time), they want to make things right with the Boov.

After Tip and J.Lo banished the Gorg from Earth in a scheme involving the cloning of many, many cats, the pair is notorious—but not for their heroics. Instead, human Dan Landry has taken credit for conquering the Gorg, and the Boov blame J.Lo for ruining their colonization of the planet. Determined to clear his name, J.Lo and Tip pack into Slushious, a Chevy that J.Lo has engineered into a fairly operational spaceship, and head to New Boovworld, the aliens’ new home on one of Saturn’s moons.

But their welcome isn’t quite as warm as Tip and J.Lo would have liked. J.Lo is dubbed Public Enemy Number One, and Captain Smek knows that capturing the alien is the only way he’ll stand a chance in the Boovs’ first-ever presidential election.

With the help of a friendly flying billboard named Bill, a journey through various garbage chutes, a bit of time travel, and a slew of hilarious Boovish accents, Tip and J.Lo must fight to set the record straight—and return home in once piece.

Don’t those sound like they are full of fun and adventure?

Learn more about True Meaning of Smekday

I’m excited to offer the giveaway below.

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One reader of 2 Wired 2 Tired will win a Book That Inspired Home Prize Pack Giveaway!

The prize pack includes:

  • Copies of True Meaning of Smekday and Smek for President books
  • $50 Visa gift card to see HOME in theaters!

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Comments

  2. Thank You for the giveaway… I think our daughter would love reading, Smek for President.

  5. My oldest granddaughter loves books and she would love these books. I think she would really like Smek for President book.

  8. I have always enjoyed a fantastical adventure and believe I have instilled that in my family as well. This would be great to explore together.

  10. My granddaughter would enjoy The True Meaning of Smekday. Thanks for having this contest.

  16. My nephew would love these books – it would make a great birthday gift for him! And I think True Meaning of Smekday would be my favorite.

  17. All three of my kids want too see the movie and would be thrilled with the books

  18. My daughter would enjoy these books. Smek for President looks like a fun book.

  19. My son would love these books and I would love to add Smek for President to his bedtime stories!

  22. My nephew would get a kick out of this movie. I like both the books.
    Thanks for the contest.

  23. I’d love to win this for my daughter! I think she’d like the TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY best.

  24. My daughter would love to have these books
    we cannot wait to see this movie looks great

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  28. These fun books would be for my daughter and I think she would like the Smek for President book the most.

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  31. My son would love this. I am most excited for Smek for President. Looks like a fun, one.

  33. I know my niece would love these books…and my teen daughter would love reading them to/with her! Smek for President looks cute!

  34. I think my nephew would love the books. I am most excited for True Meaning of Smekday.

  36. I work in pediatric rehab and love to read to the kids I work with. There are quite a few that would love these books. I’m interested in seeing this movie with my daughter.

  39. I think my grandchild would like these books and would enjoy TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY the most.

  41. I think my nephews would love these books, I’d probably want to start out with the first book in the series for them since I don’t think they’ve read any of them yet.

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  43. My two youngest kids would enjoy these books. Smek for President looks like a fun book.

  45. My 4 year old grandson would love these books and the first one we’d read is True Meaning of Smekday

  47. My grandson would love these books. I think the SMEK for President book looks great!

  54. My grandson would love these books the most he loves to read, I think he would love the Smek for President books the most

  57. My daughter would love these books. I am looking forward to Smekday for president.

  58. My son would love these books. I can’t wait for The True Meaning of Smekday

  59. The True Meaning of Smekday would be the favorite of my kids and students.

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  62. My son would be interested in these books. He would really like The True Meaning of Smeckday I think.

  63. Smek for President looks so good & these books would probably be for my friend’s son Jedidiah who turns 4 in June..thanks so much.

  66. My son would love these books especially The True Meaning of Smeckday! He loves to read!

  72. My two boys would love this – especially the older one. I think he would do better reading it.

  74. My son would love these books but I think his favorite would be Smek for President.

  75. I think Alysia would like both books, but we would start with the book that started it all “The True Meaning of Smekday”.

  77. My nephew would love these books. He has a great imagination and they would be perfect.

  80. I think Smek for President would be the choice of my grandson, and I would like it for the insights it would give into the process.

  82. My niece would love these books. I think she would like True Meaning of Smekday best.

  84. My son has read other books by Adam Rex, like Cold Cereal, and he would be most excited about reading The True Meaning of Smekday.

  88. My niece and nephew would love this! I think the True Meaning of Smekday would be their favorite

  89. My nieces are looking forward to this movie and these books would be the cherry on the sundae.

  90. These would go to our 10 year old. He is an avid reader as well and even though he would love to get both books I think he would read Smek for President first just because of the storyline.

  92. I think my youngest daughter would really enjoy these books. I think she would enjoy True Meaning of Smekday the most. Thank you!!

  93. My granddaughter would love these books, and Smek for President is the favorite! Thanks!

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  98. I have a nephew that would love the books and he would like Smek For President

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  108. My son would love the books and would be most excited about Smek for President.

  109. my 8 yr ol daughter would adore reading both of these books and seeing the movie- girls day out!

  110. My son would love these books! I believe he would be most excited about The True Meaning of Smekday!

  112. My little grandchildren will enjoy these books, and I think they would like True Meaning of Smekday.

  116. My Nephew Would Enjoy These Books, I’m Most Excited About The SMEK FOR PRESIDENT Book.

  118. My daughter would LOVE these :) I’m most excited for True Meaning of Smekday because I love the cover and want to start from the beginning :)

  119. I would love to share these with my nieces. They love it when I read stories to them.

  121. Our grand daughter would love these books!
    I’m most excited about the True Meaning of Smekday book.
    thank you

  126. My granddaughter would love these books – she is a reader like me. I always have to have a book going.

  128. My son would love these books the most! He’d choose the Smek for President book to read first!

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  138. My daughter would love these books! I think she would be most excited about the first one – The True Meaning of Smekday.

  142. I think my oldest granddaughter would enjoy the books especially TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY. She loves reading.

  143. I’m excited about both books. My Grandson, Andrew is a second grader and a excited reader. He’ll love these books.

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  149. These books would be great for my nephew. He would enjoy both, but especially Smek For President.

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  160. I would like Smek for President for my baby girl who LOVES to read.

    Thank you!

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  176. My daughter would be getting these and we really have no preference for the books as we’d like to read both of them equally! Thanks for another great giveaway!

  177. I think my grandsons would love these books, especially the Smek for President books.

  180. My nephew would love to read the book Smek for President, and my son would love to read it too! This sounds like and interesting book to read.