Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Book #4) [Hardcover]

Megan McDonald (Author), Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Judy Moody

With the help of a mood ring, a Magic 8 Ball, and some old-fashioned intuition, Judy Moody is convinced that she can foretell the future in a new episode that’s funnier than ever.

Judy Moody ate one, two, three bowls of cereal. No prize. She poured four, five, six bowls of cereal. Nothing. Seven. Out fell the Mystery Prize. . . .

Judy definitely has a mood for every occasion. And now she has a mood ring to prove it! The mood ring’s Extra Special Powers have put Judy in a predicting mood, and her outrageous predictions have everyone wondering if Judy really is psychic. According to "Madame M" (for Moody), the Toad Pee Club’s long-lost mascot will reappear, Judy will earn the coveted Thomas Jefferson tricorn-hat sticker for Great Job, Good Thinking—and love may be the real reason behind her teacher’s new eyeglasses. Will Judy’s latest adventures put kids in a very Judy Moody mood? (Signs point to yes!)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

The fourth book in Megan McDonald's wonderfully goofy Judy Moody series will leave fans wondering whether the most irrepressible third-grader in Class 3T just might have ESP. (That's either Extra Special Powers, or Extra-Special Skink Powers--in the case of skink-hunting with Judy's brother Stink.)

Our soon-to-be-psychic heroine slurps down seven bowls of cereal one morning before finding what she seeks: "A ring! A silver ring with an oogley center. A mood ring!" Testing out her possibly prescient ring-powers, though, requires all sorts of experimentation--and working through some "burnt-toast" black moods before transforming completely into "Madame M for Moody."

Judy remains her ebullient self throughout this fourth installment, despite "a blucky old math-test," a run-in with her self-assured rival from the last book ("Jessica Finch probably ate fractions for breakfast: 1/4 glass of orange juice, 1/2 piece of toast, 3/4 jar of strawberry jelly!"), and a spelling test that doesn't quite produce the grade she predicts. ("Judy didn't see why tor-tee-yah had any l's at all. And zig and zag sure seemed like two words to her. Who wrote this dictionary anyway? Mrs. Merriam and Mr. Webster were going to hear from her.")

But by far the biggest surprise that Judy Moody struggles to predict is what a visit from the mysterious crayon lady Ms. Tater might really mean. And why is Mr. Todd acting so weird? Could her predictions prove prophetic once again? Might there really be little Tater-Todds in her teacher's future? (Ages 6 to 10) --Paul Hughes --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-After eating seven bowls of cereal, third-grader Judy finally uncovers her mystery prize- a mood ring. It stubbornly stays black ("Grouchy, Impossible") after she slips it on, but over time the ring warms up to her. She thinks it has ESP, which allows her to make some outlandish predictions. Judy (as Madame M) forecasts she will ace her spelling test without studying. Naturally she doesn't, nor does she foresee getting in trouble with Mr. Todd, her teacher, after distracting the class with her prized possession. Judy's brother and friends are skeptical about the girl's newfound ability but with a few lucky guesses and a lot of confidence, Madame M marvels them with the biggest prophesy of all: Mr. Todd is in love. Established fans and new readers of the series will enjoy this adventure. Amusing black-and-white watercolors capture the humor and the girl's inimitable spirit. Prediction: another winner starring Judy Moody.
Alison Grant, West Bloomfield Township Public Library, MI
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 1 Reissue edition (February 9, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763648582
• ISBN-13: 978-0763648589
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.6 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #496,411 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

10. The first book I ever wrote was about a hermit crab, inspired by a pet I once owned.

9. My favorite color is purple.

8. I love to read mysteries. When I was Judy's age, I read all 56 classic Nancy Drew books . . . in order! Jeepers!

7. I used to collect scabs so I could examine them under the microscope that I got for my 8th birthday.

6. My four sisters and I often made up our own language, which included the words "Hoidi Boidi", "oogey", "retzel crummypuss" and "poony-poony".

5. My favorite TV show is JEOPARDY!

4. To research my Sisters Club book, THE RULE OF THREE, I toured San Francisco in search of the ultimate cupcake. The winner: Sleepless in San Francisco. Think chocolate + coffee.

3. When I was a kid, I fell down a hill from chasing the ice-cream truck and had to get stitches.

2. When I was a librarian, I used to tell stories in sign language. That's how I got the expression "same-same" for Judy.

1. I share a birthday (February 28) with a famous princess, race car driver and gangster, a Rolling Stone, a French tightrope walker, and a winning racehorse named Smarty Jones.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and enjoyable, September 29, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Book #4) (Hardcover)

This story was enjoyable because I enjoyed the character, Judy Moody, created by Megan McDonald. Judy Moody is a moody, cranky, bossy character with a funny little brother and funny friends. She is a little like me.

In this story, she wants to predict the future but makes many silly mistakes. But the story has a happy ending that surprised me. Now I want to read other Judy Moody stories.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review By Student at PS42, May 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Book #4) (Hardcover)

Judy Moody Predicts the Future is a interesting book because she predicts everything correct but 1 prediction turns out to be incorrect. Is she really psychic or not?

This book is interesting because Judy's correct most of the time when she predicts the future, but one time she didn't predict it correctly. Do you think she can predict the future? Her prediction was about 100 percent or more on her spelling test. She went to the library and read a book about a boy who put a dictionary under his pillow and knew every word in the dictionary. So Judy did the same but it didn't turn out the way it's suppose to.

If I was Judy I wouldn't do that because that might be fake. I think it would be superstitious because that happened only once in a lifetime. I don't think it's fair that the person who wrote the book is trying to make kids believe it and it won't come true.

My favorite parts of the book are when Judy gets everybody's hopes up that she's psychic. I think Judy wants attention because she probably wants to be popular. The part I dislike is when Judy predict the future and it was wrong.

I would recommend this book for people who have lots of moods, for example from bored to happy and from mean to nice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a book!, April 24, 2009

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Mrs. Duarte's Class "Mrs. Duarte's Class" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Paperback)

I like reading Judy Moody books because I like how Judy Moody acts and how she sometimes can be funny. The problem is that Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion. Judy thinks she has special powers of predicting people's moods. My opinion about this book is that Judy Is kind of funny and I like how she acts with her brother. She likes to call his brother skinky. She is also funny. When I first read this book I didn't like it but when I kept reading it I like it a lot and I can't wait to read her other books. I think you should read this book because it is a fantasy book and I like reading books that are fantasy because I like what they do and how they act. If you like reading fantasy book I reccomend you to read this book.