Monday, October 21, 2013

MMGM: Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm

I finally remembered to put together (and e-mail Shannon about it) a Marvelous Middle Grade Monday post. Yay!

Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm is a lower middle grade book for children ages 6-9. It is the eleventh book in the series.

Book Description (from Amazon) - The lucky penny in Judy Moody’s pocket sure does seem to be working. She can’t stop winning — at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she’ll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C. Watch out, District of Cool, here comes Judy Moody, the luckiest kid ever, until . . . oh, no! Her lucky penny just did a belly flop into a porcelain bowl of yucky, blucky UNluck. Has the coin’s magic gone kerflooey?Are some people, like Jessica Finch or Stink, destined to have all the luck, while she, Judy Moody, gets stuck with a yard full of three-not-four leaf clovers, a squealing potbellied pig in an elevator, and a squashed penny with cooties? ROAR!

Why it is Marvelous - Judy is just such a cute and funny character and I absolutely adore the pictures in this series. For fans of Judy Moody this book will hit the spot. She is funny (dare I say "charm"ing) and even when things don't go exactly how she planned, Judy seems to have a way of making everything an adventure. The only thing I missed in this book was her cast of friends, as most of this story takes place in Washington D.C. The one classmate who is there with her is not a close friend, but will the good luck/bad luck charm push them farther apart or closer together? 

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (MMGM) was created by Shannon Messenger. To find other bloggers participating in MMGM go to her blog for a list of links.

10 comments:

  1. Sounds like a fun story. Not sure why my daughter and I didn't read more of her books when she was a middle grader. We should have.

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    1. These are fun books... but my nine-year-old has already outgrown them. Some kids seem to skip over the chapter book genre quickly once they learn to read!

      My main reason for continuing to read Judy Moody is b/c this is along the lines of the manuscript I am working on and I am trying to re-motivate myself to finish the last 5,000 words! :-)

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  2. I haven't read any Judy Moody's! Crazy. She sounds like a fun character.

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    1. She is fun Barbara... but there are lots of good books/series out there and I'm sure you have tackled your fair share! :-)

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  3. Judy Moody was always a hit at the bookstore where I worked for ten years. I certainly remember shelving them frequently. But, gulp, I never actually read one. They're so cute, though.

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    1. I don't see anything wrong with not having read any... with popular series it is easy to recommend them. It's the quieter ones that you might want to know a little more about and then be able suggest them to customers!

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    1. They are really cute for the 7-10 age group. Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Judy Moody seems like it is a series for girls, but I know an eight year old boy who read several of the books and enjoyed them. The humor is contagious. Thanks for the review of this book. Th series I believe got started about ten years ago.

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  6. I haven't read this one yet! I'll have to get it to read with Anna since we're almost done with all the Clementines (sniff, sniff). Hey, and I tagged you to do a little blog tour. No pressure, but my post is going up tomorrow with your name on it. :)

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