Book Description

So there's this nerdy fifth-grader named Melvin. He lives in Brooklyn, and wants nothing more in life than to go to computer camp. There he can build the ultimate robot to thwart his enemies, do his chores, and make him look cool in front of girls. Instead, he gets his butt kicked by a bully and a guilt trip from his parents. Somehow, after an epic day of defeat, worry, and woe, he agrees to spend the summer in stupid Alabama with his stupid biologist Uncle Petro who works for Auburn University. On the drive, Melvin and Petro pick up a couple of burping alligators from the Bronx Zoo, mistakenly become international terrorists, and somehow survive the fartapocolypse. Petro is attempting to save the Red Hills salamander from extinction and drags Melvin through the culture and wilderness of the deep, dirty South. Melvin decides to forgo his ultimate robot and design a video game from the embarrassing footage he recorded on the journey in an attempt to out-prank his uncle. They get helped along the way by a freakish group of characters, including a horse-dog named Choopy, Melvin's best friend Chucky (AKA DJ Chuck-N-Stuff), and a few other wierdos. All the while, the two are chased by a butt-chinned, New York reporter attempting to ruin their already stupid lives. From gorilla spankings to gator heists, man-eating hound dogs to midnight salamander raids, the uber-snarking Melvin tries to conquer all.Stupid Alabama - A Tale about Growing Up to Discover Not All Things are Stupid but a Lot of Them Are.