Judy and Stink prepare for this year's "Turkey Trot," with the main prize being a juicy turkey, but they worry that if they don't win, the family won't have a Thanksgiving meal.

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.

In 1974 at her new San Francisco school, nine-year-old Julie does not want to tell her class about her parents' divorce, or to tell her sister about messing up her school assignment, but when she breaks her finger playing basketball and her whole family rallies around her, she realizes the importance of telling the truth.

It's 1976 and the entire country is celebrating America's 200th birthday. Julie joins her cousins on a pioneer-style wagon train in honor of the Bicentennial. The journey is filled with adventures, challenges, and self-discovery as Julie faces her fears to make an important contribution to her country's birthday. The "Looking Back" section provides additional information about Bicentennial celebrations in the United States.--From publisher's description....

In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women."

The town's annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win.

"Judy Moody no deja a ganar: ¡En el boliche, en el deletreo, en todo! Entonces su centavo de la suerte sufre un accidente catasrófico y ¡puf! ¡Adiós buema sierte! ¡Hola C-A-L-A-M-I-D-A-D! ¿Acaso su buena suerte se fue por el retrete?"--