Invasion of the Road Weenies

INVASION OF THE ROAD WEENIES
By David Lubar
Starscape, 2005

Category: Middle Grade Fiction (Short Stories)

Rain cancelled the season opener yesterday, so the kids and I hit the library … and came home with David Lubar’s INVASION OF THE ROAD WEENIES. The title alone put a smile on the face of my Avid-But-Picky reader. The cover art produced an actual giggle. The fact that I had not read the book won him over entirely.

And I woke this morning to this:

Excited Picky Reader: “Mom! Mom! Wake up! Quick! You have to read this!”

Tired Mom: “Can it wait? Can I have tea first?”

Excited Picky Reader: “NO! You have to read it now.” There followed some confusing talk about copy machines and butt cracks, none of which made a lick of sense to me. By the time I opened my eyes all three kids were in my bed and begging.

Tired Mom, with a big, dramatic sigh: “Okay …”

There has never, ever been a funnier morning in this house. Someone once said that the perfect short story takes moments to read and a lifetime to forget; David Lubar’s “Copies” was just that sort of story. None of us will ever look at a photocopier with a straight face again.