Megan McDonald

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  • Bibliography:
    114 Books (9 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 1990
  • Latest Book:
    September 2024
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Full Series List in Order

American Girl: Julie

1 - Meet Julie (Sep-2007)
2 - Julie Tells Her Story (Sep-2007)
3 - Happy New Year, Julie (Sep-2007)
4 - Julie and the Eagles (Sep-2007)
5 - Julie's Journey (Sep-2007)
6 - Changes for Julie (Sep-2007)
7 - A Brighter Tomorrow (Sep-2014)
8 - The Big Break (Sep-2014)
9 - Soaring High (Sep-2014)
10 - Julie Takes a Stand (Sep-2019)
11 - Julie: My Journal (May-2024)

Ant and Honey Bee

1 - A Pair of Friends (Jul-2010)
2 - A Pair of Friends at Halloween (Sep-2013)
3 - A Pair of Friends in Winter (Oct-2013)

Beezy

1 - Beezy (Sep-1997)
2 - Beezy Magic (Mar-1998)
3 - Beezy at Bat (Sep-1998)
4 - Beezy and Funnybone (Mar-2000)

Judy Moody

1 - Judy Moody was in a Mood (Aug-2000)
2 - Judy Moody Gets Famous! (Sep-2001)
3 - Judy Moody Saves the World! (Jul-2002)
4 - Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Jul-2003)
5 - Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor Is In! (Jul-2004)
6 - Judy Moody Declares Independence (May-2005)
7 - Judy Moody Around the World in 8 1/ 2 Days (Jul-2006)
8 - Judy Moody Goes to College (Jul-2008)
9 - Judy Moody, Girl Detective (Aug-2010)
10 - Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (May-2011)
11 - Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm (Aug-2012)
12 - Judy Moody, Mood Martian (Aug-2014)
13 - Judy Moody and the Bucket List (Aug-2016)
14 - Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party (Sep-2018)
15 - Judy Moody, Book Quiz Whiz (Sep-2019)
16 - In a Monday Mood (Sep-2021)
Judy Moody's Double-Rare Way-Not-Boring Book Of Fun Stuff To Do (May-2005)
Judy Moody's Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff t... (Feb-2010)
Judy Moody's Mini Mysteries and Other Sneaky Stuff for Super Sleuths (Aug-2012)

Judy Moody and Stink

1 - The Holly Joliday (Sep-2007)
2 - The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt (Aug-2009)
3 - The Big Bad Blackout (Apr-2014)
4 - The Wishbone Wish (Sep-2015)

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

Judy Moody Goes to Hollywood (May-2011)
The Poop Picnic (May-2011)
The Thrill Points Race (May-2011)

Judy Moody and Friends

1 - Frank Pearl in the Awful Waffle Kerfuffle (Sep-2014)
2 - Amy Namey in Ace Reporter (Sep-2014)
3 - Stink Moody in Master of Disaster (Mar-2015)
4 - Triple Pet Trouble (Sep-2015)
5 - Mrs. Moody in the Birthday Jinx (Sep-2016)
6 - April Fools', Mr. Todd! (Mar-2017)
7 - Judy Moody, Tooth Fairy (Sep-2017)
8 - Not-So-Lucky Lefty (Mar-2018)
9 - Countdown to Trouble (Apr-2019)
10 - Searching for Stinkodon (Apr-2019)
11 - Prank You Very Much (Mar-2020)
12 - Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring (Jun-2022)
13 - Izzy Azumi, F.D.O. (Future Dog Owner) (Mar-2023)
14 - Three Cheers for Good Times! (Oct-2023)
15 - Stink and Webster Go to Mars (Mar-2024)

The Sisters Club

1 - The Sisters Club (Apr-2008)
2 - The Rule of Three (Sep-2009)
3 - Cloudy With a Chance of Boys (Mar-2011)

Stink

1 - Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (May-2005)
2 - Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker (May-2006)
3 - Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (Feb-2007)
4 - Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express (Mar-2008)
5 - Stink: Solar System Superhero (Mar-2010)
6 - Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Mar-2011)
7 - Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Mar-2012)
8 - Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout (Feb-2013)
9 - Stink and the Shark Sleepover (Feb-2014)
10 - Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold (Feb-2016)
11 - Hamlet and Cheese (Mar-2018)
12 - Stink and the Hairy Scary Spider (Sep-2020)
13 - Stink: Superhero Superfan (Mar-2023)
Stink-O-Pedia Volume 1: Super Stink-y Stuff from A to Zzzzz (Jan-2009)
Stink It Up!: A Guide to the Gross, the Bad, and the Smelly (Aug-2013)

Multi-Author Series List

The American Girls Collection

Shadows in the Glasshouse (Sep-2000)
Changes for Julie (Sep-2007)
Happy New Year, Julie (Sep-2007)
Julie and the Eagles (Sep-2007)
Julie Tells Her Story (Sep-2007)
Julie's Journey (Sep-2007)
Meet Julie (Sep-2007)
A Brighter Tomorrow (Sep-2014)
Soaring High (Sep-2014)
The Big Break (Sep-2014)
Julie Takes a Stand (Sep-2019)

American Girl History Mysteries

10 - Shadows in the Glasshouse (Sep-2000)

Dear America

All The Stars In The Sky, The Santa Fe Diary Of Florrie Ryder: The Santa Fe Trail, 1848 (Sep-2003)

American Girl: Meet the American Girls

Meet Julie (Sep-2007)

Book List in Order: 114 titles

  • Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

  • The Potato Man

  • Whoo-oo Is It?

  • The Great Pumpkin Switch

    After the boys accidentally ruin Rosie's prize pumpkin, they turn to the Potato Man and his vegetable wagon for a replacement good enough to fool her and Mama too--if they can find a way to pay for it...

  • Insects Are My Life

  • My House Has Stars

  • Beezy

    Beezy - 1

  • Beezy Magic

    Beezy - 2

  • Beezy at Bat

    Beezy - 3



  • The Bone Keeper

  • Bedbugs

  • The Night Iguana Left Home

    Although her friend Alison Frogley treats her very well, Iguana feels that something is missing in her life, so she boards a Greyhound bus headed south and her adventures begin. By the author of The Bone Keeper. ...

  • Beezy and Funnybone

    Beezy - 4

  • Lucky Star

    Step Into Reading: Level 3

  • Judy Moody was in a Mood

    Judy Moody - 1

    Bad moods, good moods, even back-to-school moods -- Judy Moody has them all! When her teacher assigns the class the task of creating "Me" collages, it puts Judy and her friends in a cut-and-paste mood. ...

  • Shadows in the Glasshouse

    American Girl History Mysteries - 10
    The American Girls Collection

  • Reptiles Are My Life

  • Judy Moody Gets Famous!

    Judy Moody - 2

    Good moods, bad moods, can't-stand-Jessica-Finch moods. Judy Moody's in a jealous mood. Jealous of Jessica Finch, that is, who wins the spelling bee and gets her picture on the front page of the newspaper. But once Judy sets her mind on fame, ther...

  • Judy Moody Saves the World!

    Judy Moody - 3

    The mercurial Judy returns - and she’s in a mood to take on the world! Get ready for the newest installment in the hilarious Judy Moody series. Rare! It all starts with the Crazy Strip contest -- and the dream that she, Judy Moody, might one...



  • Judy Moody Predicts the Future

    Judy Moody - 4

    Judy Moody ate one, two, three bowls of cereal. No prize. She poured four, five, six bowls of cereal. Nothing. Seven. Out fell the Mystery Prize... A ring! A silver ring with an oogley center. A mood ring! Judy Moody definitely has a mood for every ...

  • Shining Star

    The news is forecasting lots of shooting stars for tonight. Star and her best friend Blister wait all day. They ride bikes. They paint pictures. But even after it gets dark, they don’t see a single flash. Will Star ever see her shining star? Shinin...

  • All The Stars In The Sky, The Santa Fe Diary Of Florrie Ryder: The Santa Fe Trail, 1848

    Dear America

    Florrie finds the adventure of a lifetime along the Santa Fe Trail, meeting new challenges and dangers, after her mother decides to move her family from Missouri to New Mexico.

    Starting their journey from their home in Missouri, Florrie Ryder ...

  • Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor Is In!

    Judy Moody - 5

    Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion, and now she, Judy Moody, is in a medical mood! That's because Class 3T is studying the Amazing Human Body. Judy, who idolizes Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman doctor, can hardly wait to begin her better-than-...

  • Ant and Honey Bee: What a Pair!

    New from the author of the Judy Moody series -- a winsome duo makes a picture-book debut Ant was getting antsy. . . .
    Only a few hours left till Cricket's costume party. "What can we be for the dress-up party?" she asked her friend Honey Bee.With...

  • Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs!

    BEETLE MCGRADY EATS BUGS

    Megan McDonald

    The debut of an exuberant new picture book character from the best"selling author of the Judy Moody series.

    Beetle McGrady dreams of being an explorer like Marco Polo or a pioneer lik...

  • Judy Moody Declares Independence

    Judy Moody - 6

    HEAR YE! HEAR YE! After visiting Boston, Judy Moody's in the mood for LIBERTY and FREEDOM -- freedom from her parents' rules and her pesky little brother, that is. But Judy's plans to declare independence, just like the patriots did in 1776, wind u...

  • Judy Moody's Double-Rare Way-Not-Boring Book Of Fun Stuff To Do

    Judy Moody

    Dive right in and join the T.P. (Take out your Pencil) Club for hours of Judy Moody fun! Get the lowdown on Screamin' Mimi's ice cream, prove your Judy Moody knowledge with quizzes and crosswords, make your own cootie catcher, and much, much, MUCH...

  • Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid

    Stink - 1

    Every morning, Judy measures Stink, and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then one day, the ruler reads three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Can it be? Is Stink shrinking? ...

  • Saving The Liberty Bell

    Some tall tales are actually true. This is a grand one, told with rightful pride by a boy who was there in the city of Philadelphia in 1777 and was lucky enough to play a role in the American Revolution. John Jacob Mickley, eleven years old, and his...



  • When the Library Lights Go Out

    CLOSED may mean "closed" to you. But for three story-hour puppets, CLOSED means "open for adventure." At first there are only Rabbit and Lion. Hermit Crab is missing. Where can she be in the library darkness? Find out for yourself when...

  • Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker

    Stink - 2

    Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes ...

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

    Judy Moody - 7

    Judy Moody is one of a kind, and she likes it that way. Enter Amy Namey, another third-grader with a name that rhymes! She's so much like Judy that they're practically clones. Will Amy Same-Samey turn out to be Judy's worst enemy or her new best-ever...

  • Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers

    Stink - 3

    GROSS ME OUT! STINK-O! SKUNKSVILLE! When Stink goes to the Everybody Stinks exhibit at the science museum, he discovers that his nose has amazing sniffing abilities. Before long, he's engrossed in toilet water, corpse flowers, and all things smelly,...

  • Daisy Jane, Best-ever Flower Girl

    Daisy Jane loves her favorite babysitter, Allie. So when Allie asks Daisy Jane to be her flower girl, the obvious answer is yes. When the big day arrives, Daisy Jane shows everyone that she is the best-ever flower girl....

  • Changes for Julie

    American Girl: Julie - 6
    The American Girls Collection

    Julie is sent to school detention for passing a note to a deaf girl to tell her what the teacher is saying. Indignant, she decides to run for student body president and try to change the detention system. But no fifth grader has ever run before, and ...

  • Happy New Year, Julie

    American Girl: Julie - 3
    The American Girls Collection

    Julie knows Christmas will be difficult this year, but when her sister Tracy refuses to go to Dad's house for Christmas, Julie feels as if her family is falling apart. Over the holidays Julie finds comfort spending time with her best friend, Ivy Ling...

  • The Holly Joliday

    Judy Moody and Stink - 1

    Judy Moody is making a list and checking it twice, but all her brother, Stink, wants this year is snow. It hasn’t snowed on Christmas in Virginia in more than a hundred years, however, so what are the chances that that will change? Enter the new ma...

  • Julie and the Eagles

    American Girl: Julie - 4
    The American Girls Collection

    Julie and Ivy are eating snowcones in Golden Gate Park when they hear an odd sound. It's a baby owl--and it needs help. At a wildlife rescue center, Julie meets Shasta and Sierra, two bald eagles. Shasta's wing is injured, and Julie hopes he'll be ab...

  • Julie Tells Her Story

    American Girl: Julie - 2
    The American Girls Collection

    Julie is enjoying working on her school project, "The Story of My Life," until she comes to the part about "The Worst Thing That Ever Happened." That would be her parents' divorce, and she doesn't want to tell her class about that. Julie tries to fin...



  • Julie's Journey

    American Girl: Julie - 5
    The American Girls Collection

    Julie joins her cousins on a wagon train in honor of America's Bicentennial. The journey is filled with adventures, challenges, and self-discovery as Julie faces her fears to make an important contribution to the wagon train . When an important docum...

  • Meet Julie

    American Girl: Julie - 1
    American Girl: Meet the American Girls
    The American Girls Collection

    Julie Albright doesn't want to move, even just a few miles away. Moving means leaving her best friend, Ivy, and her pet rabbit, Nutmeg. Worst of all, it means leaving Dad now that her parents are divorced. Then Julie finds out that her new school has...

  • Penguin and Little Blue

    Most of us agree -- penguins included -- that there is no place like home. Also no business like show business. For Penguin and Little Blue, home is Antarctica and far, far away. They are both missing all one million three hundred twenty-eight thousa...

  • Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express

    Stink - 4

    GUINEA PIGS A-GO-GO! When three guinea pigs from the local pet shop make a great escape, Stink Moody and his friends Webster and Sophie fly into action. Ta-da! The Fantastic Three round up the loose fur balls and bring them safely back to Mrs. Birdw...

  • The Sisters Club

    The Sisters Club - 1

    Meet the Sisters Club: twelve-year-old Alex, aspiring actress and born drama queen; eight-year-old Joey, homework lover and pioneer wannabe; and smack in the middle, ten-year-old Stevie, the glue that holds them together -- through dinner disasters...

  • Hen Hears Gossip

    Hen hears Pig whisper a secret to Cow ("Psst. Psst. Psst."),and in no time at all Hen tells Duck ("Psst. Psst. Psst.")who tells Goose ("Psst. Psst. Psst.")who tells Turkey ("Psst. Psst. Psst.")who tells Hen ("Psst. Psst. Psst.")something not so ni...

  • Judy Moody Goes to College

    Judy Moody - 8

    The substitute teacher thinks Judy's math skills (not to mention her attitude!) need improving. So Judy has to start meeting with a math tutor. Does this mean flash cards? Does this mean baby games? But when Judy meets her tutor -- a crucial college ...

  • The Hinky-Pink

    A happy Hinky-Pink is a fine thing. An unhappy Hinky-Pink pinches! That is what happens to Anabel, a young seamstress in Old Italy who has only days to finish her dream: sewing a gown for the princess to wear at the Butterfly Ball. Thanks -- or n...

  • Stink-O-Pedia Volume 1: Super Stink-y Stuff from A to Zzzzz

    Stink

    Check it out! My brother has a way-rare book of stink-y facts! A museum full of dirt? A frog that eats jawbreakers? A toilet that rings? Fact Freaks, Unite! From B for Belly Button to Y for Yeti, this book is toe-jam-packed with things ...

  • It's Picture Day Today!

    An annual event in every elementary-school classroom is the taking of the group portrait. Here, the “kids” are made up of buttons and bits of string, cardboard, feathers, grommets, and such, and are a pretty disheveled lot before Glue (late; “s...



  • The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt

    Judy Moody and Stink - 2

    As soon as the Moody family drops anchor on "Artichoke" Island, they are greeted by Cap’n Weevil, a one-eyed buccaneer with a scraggly beard and a secret treasure map. Before you can say "Davy Jones’s Locker," Stink and Judy are racing across the...

  • The Rule of Three

    The Sisters Club - 2

    Alex has always been the Actor with-a-capital-A in the Reel family, and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But when the school play turns out to be a musical, Stevie decides that she’s tired of being the Sensible One. M...

  • Judy Moody's Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff to Do

    Crazy about Judy Moody? Or just looking for something to do? Stop dawdling—and start doodling and noodling with this RARE activity book.Have you ever played Mood Libs? How many fun facts do you know about chewing gum? Is your personality more l...

  • Judy Moody's Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff t...

    Judy Moody

    Crazy about Judy Moody? Or just looking for something to do? Stop dawdling -- and start doodling and noodling with this RARE activity book. Have you ever played Mood Libs? How many fun facts do you know about chewing gum? Is your personality more ...

  • Stink: Solar System Superhero

    Stink - 5

    Save the planet . . . Pluto! Stink Moody, wise-cracking champion of everything small, is on a new mission: to reinstate his favorite celestial orb. Look! Up in the sky! Is it a falling leaf ? A speck of dust? A speeding mosquito? No, it’s Stin...

  • A Pair of Friends

    Ant and Honey Bee - 1

    Introducing Ant and Honey Bee -- fast friends, co-costume-conspirators, and stars of a delightful new story by author Megan McDonald and illustrator G. Brian Karas. Ant was getting antsy. . . . Only a few hours left till Cricket's costume party....

  • Judy Moody, Girl Detective

    Judy Moody - 9

    It's an honest-to-jeepers mystery! Agent Judy Drewdy sets out to solve the case of the missing puppy when a canine-cop-in-training vanishes into thin air. Judy Moody is in a mood. A sleuthing, Nancy Drew kind of mood. So what's a WBMS (world's bes...

  • Stink-O-Pedia, Volume 2

    Study up on Stink-isms from A to Z! A super-funny compendium of wacky facts with compulsive appeal for fans of Stink and Judy Moody alike.Where can you view the world’s oldest ham? Who holds the record for the world’s loudest burp? The an...

  • Around the World in 8 1/2 Days

  • Cloudy With a Chance of Boys

    The Sisters Club - 3

    As the middle sister in a family with three girls, Stevie Reel doesn't know much about boys, and that's always been just fine with her. But lately, things have been changing: kids at school are starting to pair up, and Owen, the new boy in her Earth ...

  • Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

    Stink - 6

    Stink needs a sport, fast! Can his alter-ego, Shark Hammersmash, wrestle a win at thumb wars? Or will a perfect karate kick lead him to victory? Stink Moody, family brain, brings home a report card that isn't perfect? Yikes! Time for him to get in...

  • Judy Moody's Best Mood Ever Coloring and Activity Book

    Rare! 32 pages of coloring, word searches, connect-the-dots, and more!

    Children will enjoy plenty of hands-on fun with these coloring pages and activities based on the Judy Moody series, including mazes, word searches, connect-the-dots, scram...

  • Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

    Judy Moody - 10

    Roar! It's not bad enough that Mom and Dad are heading to California, leaving Judy and Stink with Aunt Awful (er, Opal), but now Judy's two best friends are going Splitsville, too. Just when it looks like her summer is going to be BOR-ing - eureka! -...

  • Judy Moody Goes to Hollywood

    Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

    A way-behind-the-scenes look at a movie set with Judy Moody and friends! Sneak onto the set of the Judy Moody movie with Judy, Stink, Rocky, Frank Pearl, Amy Namey, even Mouse, and some new characters. They go deep underground to discover all sort...

  • The Poop Picnic

    Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

    In this beginning readers paperback based on the upcoming Judy Moody & The NOT Bummer Summer film, Judy is busy earning thrill points at the Cemetery Creep 'n Crawl, while Stink is hot on the trail of Bigfoot. High adventures, punctuated by ripples o...

  • The Thrill Points Race

    Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

    Judy Moody can't believe that Rocky and Amy have both made exciting summer plans that don't include her. Her doldrums lift though when she realizes that she and her faithful buddy Frank Pearl can turn their vacation into an eventful race for thrill p...

  • Judy Moody's Thrill-a-delic Hunt for Bigfoot

  • Stink-O-Pedia Volume 2: More Stink-Y Stuff from A to Z

    Thought Stink might run out of fun, cool, weird and wacky facts? Hardee-har-har! Make way for a second toe-jam-packed, can't-put-down Stink-O-Pedia! What mammal could fit fifty people on its tongue? Did you know it's impossible to snore in outer spac...

  • Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk

    Stink - 7

    Reading is UNdead - and everyone has zombies on the brain - as Stink's school and a local bookstore cook up a frightfully fun Main Street event. Guts! Brains! Eyeballs! There's only one week before the new book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street se...

  • Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm

    Judy Moody - 11

    Will Judy’s lucky penny lead her to the nation’s capital -- or to third-grade C-A-L-A-M-I-T-Y? And what do her spelling-bee nemesis and a potbellied pig have to do with it? The lucky penny in Judy Moody’s pocket sure does seem to be workin...

  • Judy Moody's Mini Mysteries and Other Sneaky Stuff for Super Sleuths

    Judy Moody

    Join detective Judy Drewdy to create a way-official detective kit, solve six mini-mysteries, and sharpen real-and-actual sleuth skills. Chock-full of advice for the would-be sleuth and bursting with activities, here is an uber RARE diversion for f...

  • Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout

    Stink - 8

    Croak! Squeenk! Ribbet! After a close encounter with a mutant amphibian makes him freaky for frogs, water-shy Stink becomes a swimming success. Stink may be super smart, and Stink may be uber clever, but he’s been in the Polliwog swim class frog...

  • Stink It Up!: A Guide to the Gross, the Bad, and the Smelly

    Stink

    They don’t call him Stink for nothing! Now kids can savor a smorgasbord of facts about smelly and vile stuff in honor of their favorite super sniffer. Did you know that a group of skunks is called a stench? (No lie!) Can you believe that in colo...

  • A Pair of Friends at Halloween

    Ant and Honey Bee - 2

    New from the author of the Judy Moody series -- a winsome duo makes a picture-book debut Ant was getting antsy. . . . Only a few hours left till Cricket's costume party. "What can we be for the dress-up party?" she asked her friend Honey Bee.With...

  • A Pair of Friends in Winter

    Ant and Honey Bee - 3

    The funny, endearing insect pals find a way to be more than fair-weather friends in a second early chapter book from Megan McDonald and G. Brian Karas. Brrrr! The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It’s time for bugs to hunker...

  • Baya, Baya, Lulla-By-A

    The baya bird of India weaves its nest of grasses and flowers. In this dramatic yet lulling lullaby of a book, such a bird also saves a baby girl's life. Melodious words and artful pictures intertwine to cast a spell, as luminous as the nest the ...

  • Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble

    Pee! Gee! Wee! Gee! What’s that sound? With her birthday coming up, Jessica hopes that, just maybe, her present will be a real-live potbellied pig. Jessica can hardly wait for her party with Judy Moody and all their friends. But Judy Moody is ac...

  • Rocky Zang in the Amazing Mr. Magic

    Abracadabra! Kalamazoo! Rocky and Judy astound and amaze in the Greatest Backyard Magic Show on Earth! Rocky is perfecting the tricks for his magic show when Judy Moody offers to be his assistant. Rocky agrees, but it turns out that Judy -- or S...

  • Stink and the Shark Sleepover

    Stink - 9

    Shark-tastic! Stink gets to sleep with the fishes after his parents win an aquarium sleepover. When Stink and his friends get to sleep over at the aquarium, it’s a science freak’s dream come true. Stink loves the sea-creature scavenger hunt, t...

  • Shoe Dog

    Shoe Dog loves to chew…well, shoes! But when his choice of chewables leads to trouble, a feline friend has a purr-fect solution. Shoe Dog likes to chew. And chew and chew. But he doesn’t chew a boring old bone. Not a squeaky old toy. Not a sme...

  • The Big Bad Blackout

    Judy Moody and Stink - 3

    Hold on to your umbrella and stock up on marshmallows -- Judy and Stink face wicked weather in their third full-color adventure. Judy and Stink and the whole Moody family hunker down with beans and batteries, ready to wait out the storm. But al...

  • Judy Moody, Mood Martian

    Judy Moody - 12

    Will the real Judy Moody please stand up? In honor of Backwards Day, Judy Moody double-dares herself to become a NOT moody, cool-as-a-cucumber Queen of the Good Mood for one whole week. But when her combed hair, matching outfits, and good moods hang ...

  • Amy Namey in Ace Reporter

    Judy Moody and Friends - 2

    Amy Namey is chasing a news story in this Judy Moody story for newly independent readers. Amy Namey, Ace Reporter, is on the hunt for a good news story. But not a lot happens in the town of Frog Neck Lake. So what’s a budding reporter to do? Tea...

  • The Big Break

    American Girl: Julie - 8
    The American Girls Collection

    It's 1974, and Julie Albright has just moved to a new neighborhood and started at a new school. So when she finds out the basketball team is "boys only," Julie is determined to fight for her right to play. Will a petition with 150 names be enough to ...

  • A Brighter Tomorrow

    American Girl: Julie - 7
    The American Girls Collection

    What if you suddenly found yourself in Julie's world--sunny San Francisco in the 1970s? How would you feel with lots of changes happening at once, and what could you do to make things change for the better? Join Julie on this adventure where the two ...

  • Frank Pearl in the Awful Waffle Kerfuffle

    Judy Moody and Friends - 1

    Frank Pearl is chasing a prize in this Judy Moody story for newly independent readers. Just once, Frank Pearl would like to win at something! He is going to win a prize if it’s the last thing he does. Could an amazing yo-yo trick or Cookie the p...

  • Soaring High

    American Girl: Julie - 9
    The American Girls Collection

    First Julie is inspired to raise money so that two bald eagles can fly free. But will she be able to raise enough money to build a tower for their flight? Then, on a journey to commemorate the birth of a nation, Julie finds a way to include a very si...

  • Stink Moody in Master of Disaster

    Judy Moody and Friends - 3

    Stink takes a star turn -- and helps stave off cosmic calamity -- in a new Judy Moody & Friends adventure just right for newly independent readers. Look up! Look out! A comet is coming, a comet is coming! Stink is camped out in the backyard with h...

  • Triple Pet Trouble

    Judy Moody and Friends - 4

    Judy’s unusual pets -- Jaws, Mouse, and Toady -- are the center of attention in a new Judy Moody book for newly independent readers. Dr. Judy knows a sick pet when she sees one, and Jaws the Venus flytrap is for-sure sick. Time for some urgent c...

  • The Wishbone Wish

    Judy Moody and Stink - 4

    On your mark, get set, Gobblers-a-Go-Go! Judy swears she’ll win the race for a Thanksgiving turkey (though Stink has his doubts) in this full-color Moody adventure. The town’s annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Sti...

  • Stink: Twice as Incredible

    Kick-start a Stink collection with a way-cool bind-up of his first two adventures. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Shrink, shrank, shrunk! Every morning Judy measures Stink, and it’s always the same: three feet eight inches tall. Until, tha...

  • Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold

    Stink - 10

    Aaagh! Crawl slowly for your lives! Stink kicks off his second decade with a super-funny homage to an oozy-goozy organism. Glip Glop Gloop! What looks like dog vomit, smells like a corpse flower, and stars in one of the scariest movies Stink Mood...

  • Judy Moody and the Bucket List

    Judy Moody - 13

    Drumroll, please: Judy Moody is about to become a poop-scooping, hinny-riding, one-girl band extraordinaire as she takes on her very own Bucket List. Judy is visiting Grandma Lou one day when she accidentally finds an uber-mysterious list of activ...

  • Mrs. Moody in the Birthday Jinx

    Judy Moody and Friends - 5

    Judy’s mom takes the spotlight as the Moody family tries to give her the birthday she would like in a broadly funny episode just right for newly independent readers. Make a wish, Mrs. Moody! Every year on Mom’s birthday, one way or another, so...

  • April Fools', Mr. Todd!

    Judy Moody and Friends - 6

    It’s April Fools' Day -- and Judy’s birthday -- and Mr. Todd has a trick or two of his own planned in the latest Judy Moody tale for newly independent readers. April Fools' Day just happens to be one of Judy Moody’s favorite days of the ...

  • Judy Moody, Tooth Fairy

    Judy Moody and Friends - 7

    By popular demand, Judy Moody herself steps into the spotlight in a story that is sure to have kids grinning -- and believing. Judy and her friends are on the playground when Jessica Finch overhears a fifth-grader talking. What!? There’s no su...

  • Hamlet and Cheese

    Stink - 11

    Hie thee to Shakespeare camp with Stink to learn fake sword-fighting, spout silly curses, and prithee try to escape a kiss ... BLUCK! It’s spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or becom...

  • Not-So-Lucky Lefty

    Judy Moody and Friends - 8

    Mighty righty Judy Moody is out of her element in this righty-to-lefty switcheroo just right for newly independent readers. Left-handers are creative. Left-handers are geniuses. Half of all cats are lefties! (Or so says Stink.) But Judy is a right...

  • Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party

    Judy Moody - 14

    Jolly smashing! Could the Moodys really have royal blood? Judy brings her new look to a comical episode about the ups and downs of exploring a family tree. Judy Moody is in a royal purple-mountain-majesties mood. Make that Majesty with a capital M...

  • Countdown to Trouble

    Judy Moody and Friends - 9

    Get triple the tales -- and triple the fun -- in this collection of three Judy Moody and Friends books for newly independent readers.

    Three books in one? How RARE is that? Included in one convenient bind-up you’ll find:

    Frank Pear...

  • Searching for Stinkodon

    Judy Moody and Friends - 10

    Surprises are in store as Stink excavates his backyard in search of a relic from an extinct beast -- and Judy lends him a little sleight of hand. Mega-chomp! Stink wants to make the find of the century. He’s on a dig, dig, digging quest in his ba...

  • Judy Moody, Book Quiz Whiz

    Judy Moody - 15

    Books, books, books! Judy’s got books on the brain as she prepares for a totally RARE trivia competition. Has reading always been this exciting? Judy Moody is in it to win it. Win the Book Quiz Blowout, that is. Judy and her brother, Stink, are ...

  • Julie Takes a Stand

    American Girl: Julie - 10
    The American Girls Collection

    It's 1976 and the entire country is celebrating America's 200th birthday, including Julie! She can't wait to camp in a horse-drawn wagon for the Bicentennial, but pioneer life turns out to be a lot harder than she expected. Back in school...

  • Prank You Very Much

    Judy Moody and Friends - 11

    Judy can’t wait for her mischief to bear fruit when Stink discovers that his backyard science project is an overnight success. Hardy-har-har!

    Prankenstein strikes again! The Summer Science Showdown is just around the corner, and Stink is pos...

  • Stink and the Hairy Scary Spider

    Stink - 12

    Stink’s spider phobia spurs his sister, Judy, and friend Webster to try some desensitization techniques -- until a real-life encounter takes them by surprise -- in a hilarious episode offering a bonus origami activity. Creepy! Crawly! Criminy! E...

  • In a Monday Mood

    Judy Moody - 16

    For anyone who has ever had the Sunday night blues, Judy declares that every day can be a holiday if you just find something to celebrate. Happy National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, anyone?Crumbs! Why can’t every day be Saturday?Judy Moody...

  • Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring

    Judy Moody and Friends - 12

    WWNDD? What Would Nancy Drew Do? Judy and her new friend, Mighty Fantaskey, take cues from their favorite sleuth as they search for a lost mood ring in a spooky attic. Judy Moody is freaky for Nancy Drew, the famous girl detective from the book serie...

  • Shake and Quake

    A nervous mouse living in San Francisco worries about the big one. Can he come up with a plan to be prepared just in case an earthquake strikes? This illustrated chapter book teaches advancing readers about emergency preparedness and engages their na...

  • Izzy Azumi, F.D.O. (Future Dog Owner)

    Judy Moody and Friends - 13

    Fellow F.D.O.s (future dog owners) will delight in Izzy’s quest to secure a furry best friend with help from pals Judy and Stink -- and a mysterious letter writer. Fluffy dogs. Scruffy dogs. Pug-faced dogs. Ugh-faced dogs. Izzy Azumi has dogs on th...

  • Stink: Superhero Superfan

    Stink - 13

    A trove of vintage comic books and a few forensic tips turn Stink into a super sleuth in an adventure that honors classic superheroes and mystery-solving. Cheek! Chack! Chirp! At a Moody family yard sale, Stink uncovers a box of old comics about a he...

  • Three Cheers for Good Times!

    Judy Moody and Friends - 14

    Birthdays, April Fools’, visits from the Tooth Fairy -- mark the calendar for this trio of stories for younger Judy Moody fans. Three books in one! Holy guacamole! Judy and her family and friends have plenty to celebrate in this bind-up of three fa...

  • Bunny and Clyde

    Two New York Times best-selling creators -- Megan McDonald, author of the Judy Moody series, and lauded illustrator Scott Nash -- team up for a droll comedy about an endearingly inept pair of outlaws. Get ready for a wild ride with Bunny and Clyde! T...

  • Stink and Webster Go to Mars

    Judy Moody and Friends - 15

    It’s all systems go for a bedtime voyage to the stars and to Mars! Stink and his best friend, Webster, let their imaginations fly at their first-ever sleepover. Three, two, one . . . sleepover! Stink can’t wait for Webster to arrive and sleep ove...

  • Julie: My Journal

    American Girl: Julie - 11

    When fifth-grader Julie discovers that girls aren’t allowed on the basketball team at her new school, she’s determined to change the rules . . . but making new friends is harder, now that her parents are (shhh!) divorced.Julie isn't thril...

  • Sunny-Side Up

    Sometimes you just have to find the good news, as Judy Moody discovers when she creates her very own newspaper—featured as a bonus at the end of the book.Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! Mr. Todd has Class 3T looking for the Five Ws in the newspaper, b...

Award-Winning Books by Megan McDonald

The Great Pumpkin Switch
1993 Carolyn W. Field Award -- Children's
Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
1992 Keystone to Reading Book Award -- Children's
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker
2007 Land of Enchantment Book Award -- Children's
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid
2007 Rhode Island Children's Book Award -- Grades 3-6


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Megan McDonald has published 114 books.

The next book by Megan McDonald, Sunny-Side Up, will be published in September 2024.

The first book by Megan McDonald, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, was published in March 1990.

Yes. Megan McDonald has 9 series.
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