
By Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
Part of the Judy Moody series
A third-grader's lucky penny helps her win at bowling and a spelling bee, but also gets her into trouble.
Judy Moody's luck seems unstoppable, winning her everything from spelling bees to arcade games. But when her lucky penny takes a dive into a porcelain bowl, her fortune turns sour. With a potbellied pig causing chaos and her rival Jessica Finch always a step ahead, Judy must navigate a series of mishaps. Can she restore her luck and make it to Washington, D.C., or is she doomed to a streak of bad luck? Join Judy on a wild ride of unexpected twists and hilarious challenges.
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 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!
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