well to spice things up a bit i have decided to do away with punctuation in the first sentence
Now that that's behind us, in "The True Meaning of Smekday", we experience a twist within the classic alien invasion story.
Main character: can be tough, has a sensitive side, has experienced loss.
Alien: has some quirks, can be sort of tough-ish. Is a bit of an outcast.
BUT WAIT!
Main character: drives underage with corn cans on her feet. * surprise!*
Alien: eats urinal deodorizers. *surprise!*
Adam Rex is a fantastic author. He has taken a classic story and just tweaked it a bit towards the funny side. Instead of a ripped, shirtless, trigger-happy moronic weight-eater, we have the short, average teenage girl.
Instead of the enigmatic, heartless, creepily tall alien guy, we have a short "boov" that speaks in sheep noises and bubble wrap noises. He smells like fish.
What is happening to our stereotypes?!
But anyways, you get my point. Since when has a good book been written that is so refreshingly unusual?
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