"Judy Moody and her best friends are supposed to be working together on the class Around-the-World project, but how can they work as a team if they're not talking to one another? Does this spell trouble in paradiso? Oh, la la!"--Back cover.

As Judy and the rest of the Virginia Dare Bookworms prepare for the Book Quiz Blowout competition against second- and third-grade readers, her team discovers the other group has a fourth-grader and worry about their chance of winning sets in.

Best friends Ant and Honey Bee, who think of themselves as quite a pair, become matching home appliances on Halloween.

Rocky is perfecting the tricks for his magic show when Judy Moody offers to be his assistant. Rocky agrees, but it turns out that Judy -- or Stella the Spectacular as she calls herself -- is the most UN-spectacular assistant ever. When she gets ketchup all over the magic rabbit, the Amazing Mr. Magic has had enough! Is Rocky's magic good enough to mend his and Judy's friendship?

Fluffy dogs. Scruffy dogs. Pug-faced dogs. Ugh-faced dogs. Izzy Azumi has dogs on the brain! She already has a goldfish, a South American pink-toe tarantula, and two human best friends. But fish can't learn tricks, spiders can't cuddle, and Stink and Judy just aren't fuzzy enough. Will Izzy Azumi ever see her wish come true? All bets are off until Izzy's father invites a certain sibling pair to help stage a surprise for their friend. This latest entry...

Star has good times with her friend Blister, but her big sister Ivy is still a pain.

"Three, two, one . . . sleepover! Stink can't wait for Webster to arrive and sleep over for the very first time . . . When Webster shows up in his outer-space pj's, it doesn't take long for a theme to emerge. Stink's race-car bed doubles as a spaceship and an old keyboard is a control panel as the explorers suit up, buckle in, and blast off . . . Va-room! Playful illustrations and astronaut lingo capture their imaginary adventure from takeoff to...

Three stories in which Beezy cracks nuts and riddles, picks berries, and plays baseball.

The funny, endearing insect pals find a way to be more than fair-weather friends in a second early chapter book from Megan McDonald and G. Brian Karas. "Brrrr!" The leaves are off the trees, and frost is on the ground. It's time for bugs to hunker down and hide out for the winter. But Ant isn't ready to hunker down. Ant isn't ready to be "all by herself" for months on end. The thought of a long chilly season without her best friend, Honey Bee, is...

Jessica Finch in pig trouble: Jessica Finch loves pigs, pigs, pigs. With her birthday coming up, Jessica hopes her present will be a real-live potbellied pig. Jessica can hardly wait for her party, but Judy Moody is acting like a pighead, so Jessica un-invites her. To make matters worse, Jessica has snooped around and found zero sign of a pig present. Will her birthday be a disaster?; Rocky Zang in The amazing Mr. Magic: Rocky is perfecting his magic...