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The Book That Inspired The Movie Home

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Dreamworks new movie Home was inspired by the book True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex and published by Disney Publishing. And now there is a new chapter in the story, the recently release sequel Smek for President. 

HOME Smekday Reading
Photo Credit: DreamWorks Home (c) 2015 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.
Look at the picture below, then look again at the picture above. Notice anything? That’s Oh and Tip reading the book True Meaning of Smekday in the movie. So fun. 

My daughter’s can’t wait to see Home, and I know that my avid reader will be thrilled to to read both True Meaning of Smekday and its sequel Smek for President. 

True Meaning of SmekDay

About 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.

Read an excerpt from True Meaning of Smekday.

Smek for President

About 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. 

Read an excerpt from Smek for President.

Love the movie? Make sure you print some free activity pages for the kiddos.

Giveaway 

One lucky winner will recieve copies of True Meaning of Smekday and Smek for President and a $25 Visa gift card to see Home in theaters. 

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter below. Giveaway ends April 26.

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  1. keely hostetter says

    April 10, 2015 at 2:28 pm

    All 3 of my kids, especially my daughter.

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  2. latanya t says

    April 10, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    my son

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  3. shelly peterson says

    April 10, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    My son would love to read these books.

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  4. Semilla says

    April 10, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    My daughter & her cousins are huge fans! They will definitely enjoy them!

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  5. Leigh Anne Borders says

    April 10, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    I would love to share this with my boys and my students. I think they would really enjoy it.

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  6. Leigh Anne Borders says

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  7. Leigh Anne Borders says

    April 10, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Okay–SO I put this in the wrong place–So SOrry;)

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  8. Maureen says

    April 10, 2015 at 7:40 pm

    My three kids would love this, but my oldest would especially love it!

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    maureen.tenney@gmail.com

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  9. Wanda McHenry says

    April 10, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    My niece is the reader in the family and would love this book.

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  10. Eloise Carlson says

    April 10, 2015 at 8:21 pm

    My 6 year old daughter would love this book! She reads a lot and would enjoy it! Thanks so much for hosting this giveaway!

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  11. HS says

    April 10, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    My kids will enjoy the books if I win.

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  12. Barbara Montag says

    April 10, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    My tween grand daughter would love these books.
    thank you

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  13. Pamela Gurganus says

    April 10, 2015 at 10:48 pm

    The reader in my life is my niece, Victoria. She would love these books!

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  14. Sarah L says

    April 11, 2015 at 12:53 am

    My nephew would love these books.
    Thanks for the contest.

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  15. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    April 11, 2015 at 6:50 am

    My Nephew Would Enjoy These Books..

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  16. Maria Malaveci says

    April 11, 2015 at 8:14 am

    My daughter and son would love these

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  17. Karen Glatt says

    April 11, 2015 at 9:15 am

    I have a nephew that loves to read and he would enjoy these books a lot!!

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  18. steve weber says

    April 11, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    My niece and nephew both love to read.. this would be perfect for them.

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  19. sarah s says

    April 11, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    I think that my neighbor’s children would really enjoy the books:)

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  20. Sharon Rooney says

    April 11, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    My niece is the one that would enjoy reading the books.

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  21. Kelly says

    April 11, 2015 at 9:20 pm

    I would keep at my house, for all the people that come to visit me. From neighbors, to family, the books will be enjoyed!

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  22. Sheila K. says

    April 12, 2015 at 5:11 am

    My niece would love these books!

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  23. Donna L says

    April 12, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    My grandkids would enjoy these books.

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  24. Amy Orvin says

    April 12, 2015 at 6:26 pm

    My next door neighbor would really love the books.

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  25. Birdiebee says

    April 12, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    My second to youngest granddaughter is the reader in the family.

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  26. Kristen says

    April 13, 2015 at 12:06 am

    My niece would like these.

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  27. Priscilla S. says

    April 13, 2015 at 2:46 am

    My niece would love these books.

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  28. D'Ann says

    April 13, 2015 at 11:35 am

    My daughter and son would love these stories! They really enjoyed the movie.

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  29. Mary Jacobowitz says

    April 13, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    My nephew would enjoy these books.

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  30. Tabathia B says

    April 13, 2015 at 11:34 pm

    My youngest daughter would love the books

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  31. Trisha W. says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:53 am

    I have lots of kids at my house that would enjoy this.

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  32. Jenna D says

    April 14, 2015 at 10:11 am

    My daughter is a big reader, I think she would love these books.

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  33. Cynthia C says

    April 15, 2015 at 6:42 am

    My nephew would love reading these.

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  34. Sarah Hayes says

    April 15, 2015 at 2:00 pm

    my daughter would love these

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  35. Rebecca Orr says

    April 15, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    My son would enjoy these books. I would love to read them with him.

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  36. Elena says

    April 15, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    My son would enjoy these books.

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  37. Stacey b says

    April 15, 2015 at 11:16 pm

    All 3 of my kids would enjoy them.

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  38. Dawn Monroe says

    April 16, 2015 at 7:11 am

    I think my oldest granddaughter would enjoy them because she likes to read and she liked the movie.

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  39. Natalie says

    April 16, 2015 at 1:37 pm

    My nephew would love to read these books.

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  40. Cynthia R says

    April 16, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    My niece loves to read and would enjoy these books I think.

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  41. Sandy Klocinski says

    April 16, 2015 at 4:16 pm

    My niece’s and nephew’s kids will enjoy these books when I win

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  42. maleficent m says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:15 am

    I would gie this to my bff. she has five kids who would really enjoy this.

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  43. THRansom says

    April 17, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    My daughter would love to read this book to her baby brother for bedtime!

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  44. Aaron says

    April 18, 2015 at 2:13 am

    I would give the books to my nephew.

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  45. Mary Happymommy says

    April 18, 2015 at 9:23 am

    My son would enjoy these.

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  46. Stephanie Reed says

    April 18, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    I happen to think books for children are always well-written because children are discerning readers. SO, am I allowed to say I would enjoy these books? 🙂

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    • jen says

      April 20, 2015 at 1:14 pm

      Most definitely! In fact, I believe it is the NYT review on the cover that says something about it being a page-turner for adults too 🙂

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  47. Linda Trinklein says

    April 18, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    Both my kids would love it!

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  48. Janet W. says

    April 19, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    My grandson would enjoy these books!

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  49. Claudia says

    April 19, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    my niece would enjoy reading this book, Thank you!

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  50. Tracy Robertson says

    April 20, 2015 at 1:30 am

    My best friends 9 year old daughter would love this book!

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  51. Kelly D says

    April 20, 2015 at 8:28 am

    My son and daughter would both enjoy these.

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  52. Natalie Brown says

    April 20, 2015 at 11:07 am

    Hello! My grandson isn’t a reader yet, but I would give these books to him. We can read them to him until he knows how to himself. Although, he does like to just go through books and look at the pictures. Thank-you for this chance. 🙂

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  53. Jennifer W says

    April 20, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    This would be for my son – and I’d read it too 🙂

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  54. Daniel M says

    April 20, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    my nephew would love it i bet

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  55. Rita Corey says

    April 20, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    My little nephew would love these. He is 8 and an avid reader.

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  56. Leela says

    April 21, 2015 at 4:34 am

    My kids would love this.

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  57. Ellie Wright says

    April 21, 2015 at 7:01 am

    Both of my grandson are the readers in my life who would enjoy this book.

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  58. megan Tilley says

    April 21, 2015 at 7:17 pm

    My daughter would enjoy these books!

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  59. Carolyn Daley says

    April 22, 2015 at 11:11 am

    I think my nephew would enjoy the books, especially the “True Meaning of Smekday.”

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  60. Sharon says

    April 22, 2015 at 11:29 am

    The reader in my life who would enjoy the books is my genius nephew!

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  61. julie matek says

    April 22, 2015 at 12:47 pm

    my daughter enjoys reading:)

    jmatek AT wi DOT rr DOT com

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  62. Jennifer Herman says

    April 22, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    My daughter would love this! She is a fan!

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  63. John Herman says

    April 22, 2015 at 10:43 pm

    I am sure that my daughter would love this!

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  64. Jessamine D. says

    April 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    Both my daughters, who are 4 and 6, would enjoy this. 🙂

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  65. Amanda Sakovitz says

    April 23, 2015 at 1:21 pm

    My niece would love this!

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  66. stephanie says

    April 23, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    my daughter would love this

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  67. Bridgett Wilbur says

    April 23, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    My kids would just love this for story time before they go to bed.

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  68. Thomas Murphy says

    April 23, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    My son would love it!

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  69. Kim Reid says

    April 24, 2015 at 11:01 pm

    My grandchildren would love these books, thanks!

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  70. Petra says

    April 25, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    my boyfriends daughter

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  71. emily says

    April 25, 2015 at 3:40 pm

    i would love to send these books to my honorary nephews– my BFF’s young sons!

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  72. samantha ramos says

    April 26, 2015 at 5:11 am

    my 7 year old son loves reading!!

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  73. Erika W. says

    April 26, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    My son would love these books. He is also wanting to see the movie!

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  74. Tina W says

    April 26, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    My nephew Ayden is not quite old enough to read this on his own, but I’m sure he would love to read it along with me!

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  75. Lily. @militaryfamof8 says

    April 26, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    Of our 6 kids, the 4 youngest love to read; of those 4 the 11y.o who has autism loves to read in his bed. So he would definitely get this book

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