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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger

Fake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O'Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved The U.S. Presidential Election From a Mad Genius Criminal Mastermind by Tom Angleberger

The title of this book gives a pretty good summary of what the book is about, but there is a lot more to the story. With just a new suit and a fake mustache, Lenny's best friend, Casper, transforms himself into a "short, well-dressed man-about-town supporting a spectacular handlebar mustache." While dressed as his alter ego, he robs the town banks and creates a fortune to begin his takeover of the town. Unfortunately, no one realizes this but Lenny. With help from famous T.V. star Jodie O'Rodeo, the two must simultaneously prevent Fako Mustacho (Casper's new alter ego)  from rigging the U.S. presidential election and save Casper's life.

This book takes the reader on a very silly adventure to ultimately save the country from a ten-year-old boy posing as a man with an impressive mustache. The book never states how Casper gets away with everything, so I am assuming that the mustache has magical powers that someone hypnotize people. I know it's strange, but it's the only answer I can think of. The book is written on a fourth grade reading level and I would give to anyone who likes the humor of Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

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