Will Judy's lucky penny lead her to the nation's capital
- or to C-A-L-A-M-I-T-Y? & what do her spelling-bee nemesis & a pot-bellied pig have to do with it? 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 & absolute positive she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington DC. 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 UN-luck. 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 garden full of three-not-four-leaf clovers a squealing pot-bellied pig in an elevator & a squashed penny with cooties? ROAR! Judy Moody is more visible & 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 & the movie tie-in publishing program. " The Judy Moody" movie & 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 illustrated chapter book with generous leading compact trim & sizable type makes this an inviting choice for reluctant readers while the humour language & subject matter are within reach of a skilled & newly independent reader. It offers a funny look at what's luck what's coincidence & what's just plain hard work."