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Smek for President!

by Adam REX
Smek for President! (Smek, Bk. 2). 5 CDs. 6 hrs. Listening Library. 2014. $30. ISBN 9780553395866. digital download.
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Gr 3–7—Tip Tucci's alien friend, J.Lo, regrets having alerted the Gorg that the Boov went to Earth, and he wants to make amends. Things don't go as planned. Smek is running for president in the first Boov election. To impress his fellow aliens, Smek denounces J.Lo and puts him under arrest. Tip escapes by jumping down a garbage chute where she meets Fun Size, a garbage collector and inventor. She frees J.Lo from prison, but clearing his name and getting home prove more challenging. This funny and frenetic offering can stand alone, but those who read The True Meaning of Smekday will derive more satisfaction. Narrator Bahni Turpin gives a fully voiced performance, distinguishing aliens with their unique Boovish inflections, but also creates myriad sound effects when characters are sucked in or spit out of alien mechanisms.
VERDICT Fast paced and zany, this work will appeal to sci-fi fans and those who love action adventure and a good laugh.
Reviewed by C.A Fehmel, St. Louis County Library, MO , May 01, 2015

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