Fake mustache : or, how Jodie O'Rodeo and her wonder horse (and some nerdy guy) saved the U.S. Presidential election from a mad genius criminal mastermind

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Title:

Fake mustache : or, how Jodie O'Rodeo and her wonder horse (and some nerdy guy) saved the U.S. Presidential election from a mad genius criminal mastermind

Author:

Angleberger, Tom, author.

Summary:

Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend, Casper, and world domination as Casper uses a spectacularly convincing fake mustache and the ability to hypnotize to rob banks, amass a vast fortune, and run for president.

Physical Description:

196 p. ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Humorous fiction.

Subject Term:

Criminals -- Juvenile fiction.

Mustaches -- Juvenile fiction.

Disguise -- Juvenile fiction.

Hypnotism -- Juvenile fiction.

Politics, Practical -- Juvenile fiction.

Publisher:

Amulet Books,

Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9781419701948

Publication Information:

New York : Amulet Books, 2012.

Call Number:

M ANGLEBERGER

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Award-winning author Tom Angleberger flexes his comic muscle in this hairy adventure story with twists at every turn.
Regular kid Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend - Casper, a master of disguise and hypnosis - and world domination. It all begins when Casper spends money from his granny on a spectacularly convincing fake mustache, the Heidelberg Handlebar #7. With it he's able rob banks, amass a vast fortune, and run for president. Is Lenny the only one who can see through his disguise? And will he be able to stop Casper from taking over the world?

Praise for Fake Mustache

"There's no twist too goofy or absurd as Angleberger pulls out all the stops for this unabashedly silly story."
- Publishers Weekly

"Angleberger's foot-on-the-floor zaniness helps pull it off, fueled by a steady stream of gags and utter ridiculousness that make Saturday-morning cartoons seem reasonable in comparison. Pure, unfiltered hilarity."
- Booklist

"The 2012 campaign season just got a little hairier. Kids will delight in the various ways in which Casper exploits his power over grownups."
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Appropriately goofy."
- The Horn Book

"Angleberger severs all ties with sanity in his latest farce for preteens with hilarious results. There's plenty of action and goofiness. Fans of Angleberger's previous efforts won't be disappointed. Total deadpan lunacy."
- Kirkus Reviews

"This is a cute, although improbable, story about two best friends, Lenny and Casper, who live in the small town of Hairsprinkle.. Jodie brings many positive traits of a strong, female hero."
- Library Media Connection

Author Notes

Tom Angleberger was a journalist before becoming an author-illustrator. His works include the Origami Yoda series, Fake Mustache, and Horton Halfpott or, the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; or, the Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset. In 2014 his title's Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue: An Origami Yoda Book and Emperor Pickletime Rides the Bus made The New York Times Best Seller List.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Mischief, a mustache, and a bid for presidency of the United States makes this an entertaining and a laugh-out-loud story. Best friends, Casper Bengue and Lenny Flem, Jr., are normal seventh graders until Casper buys a mustache. It's not just any old mustache-it's a Heidlberg Handlebar Number Seven, a mustache that could change the world. Suddenly, banks are being robbed, Casper is acting strange, and someone who looks just like Casper, but with a mustache, is on TV and is running for president as Fako Mustacho. Everyone else seems to be hypnotized by Fako Mustacho's (Casper) fake mustache. Only Lenny and Jodie O'Rodeo, teen cowgirl TV star, realize that they have to stop Casper. The Tom Angleberger's story (Amulet Books, 2012) is told in three parts: the first and third part by Lenny and the second part by Jodie. Jonathan Todd Ross voices Lenny while Jessica Almasy is Jodie. Each narrator brings a unique style to the character's explanation of the events. Reluctant readers and fans of Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series will enjoy this humorous tale with a bit of romance.-Katie Llera, Sayreville Middle School, Sayreville, NJ (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

If the Origami Yoda books hint that Angleberger is just a kid at heart, this madcap adventure seals the deal. Set in the town of Hairsprinkle, it stars seventh-grader Lenny Flem Jr., whose life is upended when his best friend, Casper Bengue, buys a fancy suit and an expensive fake mustache: the Heidelberg Handlebar #7. Soon after, billion-dollar robberies start occurring in Hair-sprinkle, and a mysterious man named Fako Mustacho is quickly becoming a local celebrity-one with major political aspirations. Lenny is sure Casper is behind it all, but with the population under the spell of Fako Mustacho's fabulous mustache, it's up to Lenny and TV star Jodie O'Rodeo (think Hannah Montana crossed with Sandy the squirrel from SpongeBob SquarePants) to save the day. And, naturally, a crisis caused by a fake mustache can only be fixed with gag items like a Nasal Gun and an Ultra-Sticky-Stretchy Grabber Hand. There's no twist too goofy or absurd as Angle-berger pulls out all the stops for this unabashedly silly story. Ages 8-12. Agent: Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.