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    My Life in Smiley (Book 1 in Smiley series): It's All Good
    My Life in Smiley (Book 1 in Smiley series): It's All Good
    My Life in Smiley (Book 1 in Smiley series): It's All Good
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    My Life in Smiley (Book 1 in Smiley series): It's All Good

    By Anne Kalicky

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    Warning: Do not read before 2126! My Life in Smiley: It's All Good is meant strictly for people of the future, chronicling the life and times of Max, an average eleven-year-old. Annoying siblings, stage fright, love at first sight—can you believe what kids in the 21st century had to deal with? Follow his illustrated diary as has embarks on a great journey—the first year of middle school in France. Max’s journal entries, humorous drawings, and colorful smileys recount his adventures in making new friends, dealing with bullies, and surviving a ruthless P.E. teacher. Along the way, Max starts to figure out how to interact with his peers, and he realizes that at the end of the day, no matter what life throws at him, it’s all good!
     
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrews McMeel Publishing
    Release dateApr 3, 2018
    ISBN9781449493448
    My Life in Smiley (Book 1 in Smiley series): It's All Good

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      My Life in Smiley (Book 1 in Smiley series) - Anne Kalicky

      Acknowledgments

      I’d like to thank Clémentine Sanchez for her meticulous help, Alexandra Bentz for her trust, Manon Soutreau and Samantha Thiery for their support and direction, as well as the entire Smiley team.

         For Lola, who always had a smile on her face.   

      This work is authorized to be read only after

      Friday, April 19, 2126.

      If you have discovered this notebook before this date, do not open it! But if you’re reading these words, then it means you already have. Your only hope is to close it immediately, or you’ll seriously regret it . . . especially if your names are Dad, Mom, Lisa, Marion, or Raoul! Beware: I have placed a curse on the following pages. If you don’t heed this warning, your eyes will burn and turn neon yellow. Your hands will sprout enormous black blisters that shoot out hundreds of spiders (tarantulas, to be exact). If you have the bad idea (which I bet you would) to pick your nose and then put your fingers in your mouth to eat the

      boogers, your tongue will triple in size and disintegrate so you can never tell anyone what you’ve just read.

      Close this notebook immediately . . . or you are certain to die a horrible death!

      Sunday

      Dear future human

      You who were forced to leave Earth to migrate to a distant planet, this masterpiece is for . Because, let’s be clear: this notebook is not a diary, OK? It is an autobiographical masterpiece: that of a true hero from a bygone era. I am writing for a noble cause—for the future. No other reason!

      Actually, to fill you in quickly, I just saw a weird show on TV that was talking about a planet called Eratosthenes that seemed oddly similar to Earth. The beginning of the show was really interesting. Scientists described the possibility of living on this new planet one day. But then it went downhill: humans had to quickly evacuate to go live on Eratosthenes because the Earth’s atmosphere had suddenly become unbreathable!

      So after seeing this show, I asked myself, What if that really happens? What will I have done for the coming generations? I then had this great idea to write about the big steps of my life so I can become a true hero. In four days, for example, I’ll start middle school. There you have it—a big milestone!

      SO IT’S NOW

      OR NEVER TO

      GIVE IT A TRY!

      One day, I’m sure, someone will discover my memoirs in the safe of an abandoned space shuttle, and I’ll make it into history with a capital

      Monday

       Dear future human

      While waiting to go back to school, I’ll take the opportunity to tell

      you a little about myself. My name is Maxime, and I live in France. OK, so I would’ve rather been named Bruce or Clark. . . .

      Luckily, everyone calls me Max—nicknames are way cooler. I’m eleven years old, and I have two sisters: Lisa is eight, but she’s still my parents’ little baby. And Marion, she’s fourteen, and she’s so annoyyyyyying!

      Even on Eratosthenes, she’d be sent back to Earth for being so annoyyyyyying! Maybe you future people are lucky enough to have parents who took some kind of a cyber-pill to give you a little brother instead.

      Unfortunately for me, that isn’t the case: I’m surrounded by girls, and for that alone I should be awarded a medal.

      The proof? I looked in the dictionary and SISTER rhymes with:

      My parents are kind of lame, or uncool at the very least, but overall, they’re OK. My dad works at S Inc., a company that makes sinks.

      My mom works in a laboratory, but I’ve never really understood what she does exactly. Oh! Oh! Dear future human, want to know my parents’ favorite joke?

      I live in a house in the suburbs. Sometimes it gets a little boring. But I often go on vacation to the countryside in Brittany to stay with Grandpa Joff and Grandma Ragny. Yeah . . . I know what you’re thinking, future human—there’s nothing surprising or exciting in my everyday, mundane life . . . but wait till you read the rest of my work.

      TOM MARTIN is my neighbor and best bud. He’s also been in my class since kindergarten. He’s a real nerd, he’s super skinny, he wears glasses, and he knows TONS of stuff—like how to make invisible ink with yogurt

      or even a volcanic eruption using carrot juice

      . He always gets good grades. My dad always says you should have friends who are better than you. But I already knew that.

      Wednesday

      This morning I started sixth grade. I was so excited! I’ve wanted to go to middle school since the first grade, for three reasons:

      But I fell victim to the cruel reality that adolescence isn’t cool AT ALL! OK, so I do have a cell phone—my mom’s old phone programmed for minimum apps, maximum supervision mode.

      Then, for the first day, my mom bought me really dorky clothes: Bermuda shorts and a navy-blue polo shirt. I still wore them . . . but only to make her happy. When I found Tom on the way to school, he

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