Ungifted

By Gordon Korman

        This is a very quick read about being "Gifted." It is about a kid named Donavan Curtis. He was a trouble maker at his school and one day he made a mistake that was to big. He hit the statue in front of the school with a stick, it broke and part of it rolled down a hill and shattered the GYM doors. He was caught by the super intendant of the school district he went to. After a few mistakes of his name getting mixed up he was transferred to the "Gifted" school system. This book is all about him being in a classroom with kids much smarter than him and how he deals with trying to stay out of trouble. I would recommend this book to anybody who needs a good quick read.

The True Meaning of Smekday

By Adam Rex

           The True Meaning of Smekday is about not one but two alien invasions. First aliens called the Boov arrive and try to join in and live with the humans. After lots of fighting the Boov decided to move all of humans in the US to Arizona. It is told in an essay format and entered in to a competition. Gratuity (the main character) wrote the essay as an assignment for school and then it would be entered into a competition. The winning essay would be put in a time capsule that would pen up in 100 years. Gratuity writes about her experience as she goes through the invasions and makes unusual friends to help her save the day. If you have ever seen the kids movie Home, you will realize quickly that Home was based off of this book. It is very similar, but as the book goes on you notice it drifts away from the plot of Home.