Much like a cow, the school's most unpopular eleven-year-old, Patrick Smash, is privileged--or cursed--with two stomachs. As a result, this extraordinary characteristic comes with an utterly embarrassing problem: should he choose it, Patrick can break wind like a demigod at any given time. As his best and only friend--the child prodigy, Alan A. Allen, who lacks the sense of smell--struggles to work out a way to tame Patrick's explosive gift, American astronauts face unforeseen complications in outer space. Can Patrick with the aid of Alan's innovative "Thunderpants" device save the day?
—Nick Riganas