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Judy Moody & Friends #13
Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring
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 series. Nancy Drew is an ace at solving mysteries with brains, bravery, and bobby pins, and Judy is determined to solve mysteries too. So when Judy bumps into Mighty Fantaskey, she is excited to meet another Nancy Drew fan and to make a new friend. Excited, that is, until she visits Mighty’s it’s big and old and creaky and definitely haunted. It even turns Judy’s mood ring the color of fear! On Judy’s first visit, she hightails it out of there, leaving Mighty in the dust. But where is Judy’s favorite ring? Jeepers! Can Judy pluck up enough courage to go back and find it—and solve the real-life mystery waiting in Mighty’s attic?
Judy Moody is freaky for Nancy Drew, the famous girl detective from the book series. Nancy Drew is an ace at solving mysteries with brains, bravery, and bobby pins, and Judy is determined to solve mysteries too. So when Judy bumps into Mighty Fantaskey, she is excited to meet another Nancy Drew fan and to make a new friend. Excited, that is, until she visits Mighty’s it’s big and old and creaky and definitely haunted. It even turns Judy’s mood ring the color of fear! On Judy’s first visit, she hightails it out of there, leaving Mighty in the dust. But where is Judy’s favorite ring? Jeepers! Can Judy pluck up enough courage to go back and find it—and solve the real-life mystery waiting in Mighty’s attic?
64 pages, Paperback
Published June 7, 2022
About the author
Megan McDonald
321 books751 followers"Sometimes I think I am Judy Moody," says Megan McDonald, author of the Judy Moody series, the Stink series, and THE SISTERS CLUB. "I'm certainly moody, like she is. Judy has a strong voice and always speaks up for herself. I like that."
For Megan McDonald, being able to speak up for herself wasn't always easy. She grew up as the youngest of five sisters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, an ironworker, was known to his coworkers as "Little Johnny the Storyteller." Every evening at dinner the McDonalds would gather to talk and tell stories, but Megan McDonald was barely able to get a word in edgewise. "I'm told I began to stutter," she says, leading her mother to give her a notebook so she could start "writing things down."
Critically acclaimed, the Judy Moody books have won numerous awards, ranging from a PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year to an International Reading Association Children's Choice. "Judy has taken on a life of her own," the author notes, with nearly 3 million Judy Moody books in print. Interestingly, the feisty third-grader is highly popular with boys and girls, making for a strong base of fans who are among Megan McDonald's strongest incentives to keep writing, along with "too many ideas and a little chocolate." And now -- by popular demand -- Judy Moody's little brother, Stink, gets his chance to star in his own adventures! Beginning with STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID, three more stories, and his own encyclopedia, STINK-O-PEDIA, Stink's special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the first book. About the need for a book all about Stink, Megan McDonald says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."
More recently, Megan McDonald has recalled some of her own childhood with the warmth, humor -- and squabbles -- of three spunky sisters in THE SISTERS CLUB.
Megan McDonald and her husband live in Sebastopol, California, with two dogs, two adopted horses, and fifteen wild turkeys that like to hang out on their back porch.
For Megan McDonald, being able to speak up for herself wasn't always easy. She grew up as the youngest of five sisters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, an ironworker, was known to his coworkers as "Little Johnny the Storyteller." Every evening at dinner the McDonalds would gather to talk and tell stories, but Megan McDonald was barely able to get a word in edgewise. "I'm told I began to stutter," she says, leading her mother to give her a notebook so she could start "writing things down."
Critically acclaimed, the Judy Moody books have won numerous awards, ranging from a PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year to an International Reading Association Children's Choice. "Judy has taken on a life of her own," the author notes, with nearly 3 million Judy Moody books in print. Interestingly, the feisty third-grader is highly popular with boys and girls, making for a strong base of fans who are among Megan McDonald's strongest incentives to keep writing, along with "too many ideas and a little chocolate." And now -- by popular demand -- Judy Moody's little brother, Stink, gets his chance to star in his own adventures! Beginning with STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID, three more stories, and his own encyclopedia, STINK-O-PEDIA, Stink's special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the first book. About the need for a book all about Stink, Megan McDonald says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."
More recently, Megan McDonald has recalled some of her own childhood with the warmth, humor -- and squabbles -- of three spunky sisters in THE SISTERS CLUB.
Megan McDonald and her husband live in Sebastopol, California, with two dogs, two adopted horses, and fifteen wild turkeys that like to hang out on their back porch.
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June 4, 2022
How can Judy and her new friend Mighty Fantaskey solve the mystery of the missing mood ring? They will have to channel their inner Nancy Drew (WWNDD) with the three Bs: Brains, Bravery and a Bobby Pin. This chapter book is filled with colorful illustrations and has that Judy Moody secret ingredient. Early readers will love graduating to the Judy Moody books once they master books at this level.
A big thank you to Candlewick and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.
A big thank you to Candlewick and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.
September 23, 2022
Third-grader Judy Moody runs (literally!) into Mighty Fantaskey at the library, and they discover their common love of Nancy Drew, girl detective. When Judy visits Mighty in her haunted, old mansion, her favorite mood ring turns gray (for “I’m a Scaredy-Cat”), and something big and hairy jumps out at her in the attic. She escapes in a hurry only to realize after she’s home that her ring is missing. While searching for it in the attic, Judy and Mighty solve a real-life, ninety-year-old Nancy Drew-like mystery. Colorful, cartoon-like digital illustrations, diverse characters, a three-chapter format, and an enticing plot keep transitional readers reading to the end of this latest book in this popular series. (PreK-Gr 2)
June 3, 2022
A cute mystery for a younger audience. However, I wanted to know if the author had actually read any Nancy Drew mysteries! It kept talking about Nancy keeping bobby pins and such but I've read several Nancy Drew books and maybe once she's had a bobby pin she's used. Just frustrated by that little tidbit of info.
August 20, 2022
Super cute!
November 28, 2023
Hockessin Library 5&6 Year Old Book Group - November 2023
February 6, 2025
This turned out really nice! Judy meets a girl named Mighty who also likes Nancy Drew books. As they search for Judy's missing mood ring, they uncover another mystery nearly one hundred years old.
February 14, 2026
My first book ever finished back to back, read when i was around 5. So nostalgic and I LOVED readingggg
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March 8, 2023
Judy Moody loves mysteries and reading her favorite mystery series Nancy Drew. When she meets a new friend Mighty Fantaskey they discover their mutual love for the books and Mighty invites her over for the day. Judy is excited to go, but when she pulls up her mood ring reveals that she is more nervous than excited as Mighty's house looks exactly like the scary house in the book she is reading. Can Judy overcome her nervousness and will she be brave enough to solve the mystery of her missing mood ring.
This beginning chapter book is perfect for new readers as they begin to find characters and stories that they will love to read independently. The story has two concurrent mysteries for Judy to solve and is just a tiny bit scary for readers who are newly interested in mystery fiction. The book references The Hidden Staircase which was originally published in 1930 which brings up some interesting vocabulary like bobby pins which modern kids might not be familiar with today.
The book has full color illustrations, which are a big plus in creating interest for young readers as the books help decode unfamiliar text, like the bobby pin!
I would recommend this book for purchase by school and public libraries. the book is very sturdily made and will be a plus for libraries looking for books that will be popular and hold up well over time. The series itself will appeal to early elementary students ages 6-9.
This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries.
This beginning chapter book is perfect for new readers as they begin to find characters and stories that they will love to read independently. The story has two concurrent mysteries for Judy to solve and is just a tiny bit scary for readers who are newly interested in mystery fiction. The book references The Hidden Staircase which was originally published in 1930 which brings up some interesting vocabulary like bobby pins which modern kids might not be familiar with today.
The book has full color illustrations, which are a big plus in creating interest for young readers as the books help decode unfamiliar text, like the bobby pin!
I would recommend this book for purchase by school and public libraries. the book is very sturdily made and will be a plus for libraries looking for books that will be popular and hold up well over time. The series itself will appeal to early elementary students ages 6-9.
This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries.
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