McDonald, Megan

"Make a wish, Mrs. Moody! Every year on Mom's birthday, one way or another, something goes wrong-not-right. Maybe Judy's been in a bad mood. Maybe Stink's gotten a little carsick. Maybe Dad can't bake Mom's favorite carrot cake. But this year is going to be different. This year is going to be perfect. This year, Judy is going to do all she can to make sure Mom gets the happy birthday she deserves. Watch out! The Boss of Birthday (aka Judy) is on the job! Parsnip cake with avocado frosting, anyone?"--Amazon.com.

Stink and his friends try to earn money to buy the latest book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series and go to the book release party.

Second-grader Stink's parents tell him he must play a sport after he gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.

"April Fools' Day just happens to be one of Judy Moody's favorite days of the year. And this year she's got one thing on her mind: the perfect prank she's going to play on Mr. Todd, thanks to an awesome present from her brother, Stink. Gotcha, Mr. Todd! But in all the excitement over spaghetti trees, April fish, and fools' errands, Judy worries that something else will be forgotten by Mr. Todd and Class 3T altogether: April 1 also happens to be Judy's birthday! Gulp! Will her friends remember in time, or will Judy be the fool this year? And just what might Mr. Todd have up his sleeve?"--Amazon.com.

Planning what she hopes will be a fun-filled party for her upcoming birthday, Jessica uninvites an increasingly pig-headed Judy Moody amid growing fears that her most-coveted birthday present, a pot-bellied pig, will not be forthcoming.

When Judy offers to assist the Amazing Mr. Magic, also known as Rocky, during his magic show, her clumsiness spoils his tricks causing tension between the friends, but maybe Rocky's magic can mend their friendship.

Wanting to get things right when her mother's birthday arrives and remembering the countless ways her mother's previous birthdays have been ruined, Judy Moody tries to organize a perfect day with just the right parsnip and avocado cake.

During a weekend trip to the island of Alcachofa, siblings Judy and Stink Moody take part in a pirate treasure-hunting game, in which various clues lead them to silver coins hidden across the island.