Usually i don't read Jerry Spinelli's books because i think they are childish, but Smiles to go proved me wrong. The author kind of make the beginning of the book so uninteresting, but then it starts to pick up. But other than that, the book is pretty all right.
In the beginning of the book, it talks about how this kid Will Tuppence is interested in protons and science. But the story drags on like the author didn't have anything else to say, until the next chapter comes along.
The story talks about Will's best friends; BT and Mi-su. BT cares about nothing, and Mi-su is all about science and chess like Will. So they go to this star party to look in telescopes, well a little bit more happens then just looking into telescopes... BT and Mi-su kiss! Will totally freaks out! I mean yeah, if i caught my friends kissing, I'd freak out too! But then Will fires up this plan to kiss Mi-su for some odd but interesting reason.
Will ends up kissing Mi-su and more than one kiss. I think personally that Mi-su takes advantage of boys because the next day, she kisses some guy who's lead role in the play she's in, just to kiss him! Does Mi-su want to drive Will to insanity of jealousy? But of course, Will finds another way to get her back to him. Will has this annoying little sister that he has to deal with too. She throws away his favorite jelly beans, answers the phone and then hangs up, messes with Will's and she says things to him just to make Will snap. While all this stuff is happening with Will and his friends, his sister trys to make his life as miserable as she can possibly make it. During one of Will's most important chess games of his teenage life, Will's dad came in and told him that his little sister was in the hospital! I bet that Will felt bad that he was mean to his sister then!
I think this is one of the best Jerry Spinelli books i have ever read. He needs to make more books mature like this book is, instead of for like 10 year olds. This book is recamended to everyone who likes drama filled, confused boys in it (me)!