Originally, I picked up The True Meaning of Smekday because I like the author/illustrator, Adam Rex. He also wrote the really funny poetry books Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and Frankenstein Takes the Cake as well as the great children's book Psst! What I found on reading his first full length novel was that he continued to be funny! The main character, who's name is Gratuity (Tip for short) is funny and smart, and J.Lo the Boov is awesome. I read some of it to my mom and even she was cracking up and now we quote lines from the book. That's how good it is. Anyway, here's a quick summary I swiped off of Amazon.com 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? Mayb...