Fake Mustache / Tom Angleberger / 196 pages

7th grader Lenny Flem Jr and his soon to be sweetheart, Jodie O'Rodeo star of the cancelled Jodie O'Rodeo Showdeo TV program, save the country and the world. It all starts when Lenny and his friend Casper Bengue buy special novelties from Sven's Fair Price Store.  Casper purchases a "real" fake mustache, the Heidelberg Handlebar #7 which is made from the mustache of an assassin.  He begins a life of crime and his new powers of persuasion get him elected as President of the United States.  It's up to Lenny and Jodie to save the day which they do in hilarious fashion.   A great funny book sure to be enjoyed by grades 4-7...especially the boys who love those gooey rubbery hands, snot-shooting noses, and whoopee cushions.  Read aloud for your family.