Friday, October 19, 2012

Judy Moody: Around the World in 8 1/2 Days / Megan McDonald / 157 p.

Judy is a third grader who has a large imagination, and a bit hyperactive (like Ramona).  In this book, Judy makes a new friend Amy Namey.  However, she starts spending all of her time with Amy and is neglecting her older friends Ricky and Frank.  Of course everything comes to a head and Judy must find a way to make new friends without alienating her old friends.

Cute series, Judy is a bit self-absorbed and full of bad ideas, like making Pickle chewing gum; but in the end she does try to always do the right thing.  As a media tie-in there is a Judy Moody movie, "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer".  This movie is my kids' favorite go-to for the month, and they will watch the movie 3x a day if I would let them.  I'm just glad that I was able to roll that movie obsession into a great reading experience!

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