Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days

Judy Moody always seems to be in a bad mood lately, and nothing can stop it because more and more awful things seem to be happening to her--she has to sit next to a boy who eats paste on the first day of school, her brother gets to tour the White House while she plays the role of a cavity in a school play, and a toad even pees in her hand! Judy's sure that the year is just going to get even more gross, even more annoying, and she's going to be in even more bad moods. But CAN it get any worse? Named one of the Best Children's Books 2000 by Publishers Weekly.

"The author casts her appealing protagonist with equally appealing friends." - (Kirkus, 4/15/00)

"The catchy cutout cover and overall book design...will appeal to young readers, and adults will welcome Judy to the readaloud shelf." - Cecily Brownstone (Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, 5/1/00)

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