![]() ![]() ![]() The first section is narrated by seventh grader Lenny Flem, Jr who tells what happens when classmate-and-supposedly-best-friend Casper Bengue gets his hands (or rather his upper lip) on a very pricey fake mustache, the Heidleberg Handlebar #7 to be exact. ![]() So where to begin with this over-the-top story? The beginning, I guess. As someone who too often has been left cold by silliness I was wary when I started this one, but within pages I was completely won over. For funny is incredibly hard to pull off what has me guffawing can just as easily leave another reader cold and vice versa. So wacky this is (as another beloved Angleberger character might say) in the best way which is no easy feat. It isn’t out till April so I hope this isn’t a dreadful tease, but I thought Origami Yodafans as well as others looking for good and funny middle grade books might like to know what they have in store. Next thing I knew a couple of hours had passed and I’d gulped down the whole delightful confection. Yesterday a package of ARCs from Abrams arrived at my home, among them Tom Angleberger’s forthcoming Fake Mustacheand, needing a light read before bed, I decided to give it a try. Presidential Election from a Mad Genius Criminal Mastermind. Here’s my 2012 review of it: ![]() Want an insane kid book about an insane presidential election? Look no further than Tom Angleberger’s Fake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O’Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. ![]()
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