Fake Mustache: Or How Jodie O'Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kids) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election from a Mad Genius

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