Judy Moody and The Bad Luck Charm

Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm--------------------------------------------------Will Judy's lucky penny lead her to the nation's capital - or to C-A-L-A-M-I-T-YAnd what do her spelling-bee nemesis and a pot-bellied pig have todo with it? The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem tobe working. She can't stop winning - at bowling, spelling, the unbeatablePrize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ridethat wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, DC. Watch out,District of Cool, here comes Judy Moody, the luckiest kid ever, until...ohno! Her lucky penny just did a belly flop into a porcelain bowl ofyucky, blucky UN-luck. Has the coin's magic gone kerflooey? Are somepeople, like Jessica Finch or Stink, destined to have all the luck,while she, Judy Moody, gets stuck with a garden full of three-not-four-leafclovers, a squealing pot-bellied pig in an elevator and a squashedpenny with cooties? ROAR! Judy Moody is more visible and familiar to" the public than ever, thanks to the release of the ""Judy Moody"" movie"in 2011, the publicity blitz leading up to its release and the movie" tie-in publishing program. ""The Judy Moody"" movie and movie tie-in"" books landed the series back on the ""New York Times"" children's series"bestseller list for several weeks running in summer 2011. Heavily illustratedchapter book with generous leading, compact trim and sizable type makesthis an inviting choice for reluctant readers, while the humour, languageand subject matter are within reach of a skilled and newly independentreader. It offers a funny look at what's luck, what's coincidence andwhat's just plain hard work.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Megan McDonald is the creator of the popular andaward-winning Judy Moody and Stink series. She is also the author ofthree Sisters Club stories, Ant and Honey Bee: What a Pair! and manyother books for children. She lives in Sebastopol, California.