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Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt

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Judy and Stink never let their readers down. This brother and sister duo are consistently funny and age appropriate for the 1-3 grade age group.

My 7-year-old son loves the Stink series. Stink is Judy Moody's "annoying" brother. He goes through these books really quickly. He reads them as fast as the author writes them! I wish she would write faster! (ha ha). This book is funny realistic fiction - exactly what my son loves. I HIGHLY recommend this (and other Stink books) for 1st - 3rd grade boys.

Stink Moody has always wanted to sail on a ship to a real treasure island. So when he finds himself on vacation with his family traveling aboard a ferry boat heading for Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, he figures it will certainly do. He has brought along pirate supplies, such as a spyglass, pirate flag, a pirate rule book and the adventure story TREASURE ISLAND, just in case.

Stink is in luck, because his dream to speak with a pirate and find pirate treasure is about to come true. Meanwhile, he battles a case of seasickness (or could it be scurvy?) and then wows big sister Judy with his tremendous encyclopedic knowledge of pirateology. As it happens, there was once upon a time a real-life pirate named Christopher Moody, and Stink has studied up on him. When Judy comments that they might be related and she could have pirate blood, Stink scoffs, informing her that girls can't be pirates. Of course, Judy immediately sets her brother straight on that subject, enlightening him with information about pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, along with some juicy details about the rough and tough girl pirates of yesteryear.

Although Stink and Judy trade good-natured insults for a while, they are united as a team soon after the boat finally reaches the island...and a pirate called Scurvy Sam greets them. Scurvy Sam is quite a bit friendlier than one might expect, and he informs them that the next morning, the annual Pirate Island Treasure Hunt will begin. All they have to do is follow the linked clues, collecting 16 pieces o' eight to win the grand prize of gold coins called doubloons and a ride with Scurvy Sam on a pirate ship. Judy and Stink can hardly wait to get started on the treasure hunt, but first they have to deal with the mundane non-piratey activities their parents insist upon, such as dinner and bedtime at their inn.

As Stink and Judy start their first treasure hunting day, they are initially stymied by clue number one and distracted by another team, Tall Boy and Smart Girl, a pair destined to become the Moody siblings' competitors in the contest. However, they don't let a possible rivalry slow them down long, and they are off down several wrong paths in their search for the next clue. Working together, and with the help of Stink's pirate supplies (which come in surprisingly handy), they begin to make progress even as they observe Tall Boy and Smart Girl also keeping pace with the clues. Will Stink and Judy manage to outsmart their very intelligent arch-rivals?

This is another interesting and exciting adventure in the always enjoyable Judy Moody & Stink series, enlivened with the usual pleasing illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds. The plot is well-paced and will especially thrill pirate-loving readers. Author Megan McDonald nails the family dynamics; the camaraderie between Judy and Stink is heartwarming while remaining realistically combative and sarcastic at times. The parents support their children's quest while letting them work independently. In addition, lessons about winning and losing are subtly incorporated into the final scene. THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD TREASURE HUNT is perfect for solo reading or for reading out loud at story time.

--- Reviewed by Terry Miller Shannon

This review has been done by my beautiful 10-year old daughter Victoria, who is an avid book reader:

`The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt' is sooo cool!!! Mad Molly O'Maggot (aka Judy Moody) and Scurvy Stink (aka Stink) are going to Ocrcacoke Island. But not until they get on the Island, they don't know it's actually Pirate Island. They meet a funny pirate of the name Scurvy Sam (aka Captain Weevil). Scurvy Sam tells them there's a treasure hunt, the third annual one in fact. Mad Molly O'Maggot and Scurvy Stink are so excited. The next day the treasure hunt starts. The winner gets a gold doubloon and a ride on the ship `Queen Anne's Revenge Two'. But something starts to worry Judy and Stink; Other kids: Smart Girl and HER brother Tall Boy are also competing. As Mad Molly O' Maggot and Scurvy Stink start getting clues, they notice that Smart Girl and Tall Boy are spying on them. They get all different kinds of clues that lead them to the end. Of course there's a happy ending!!!! Mad Molly O' Maggot and Scurvy Stink win but.........There's always a BUT to a great story...........they share the winning prize with someone else!!! If you want to know who, you got to read the story.

This is a great book. More likely for seven years old to twelve years old. No less, no more. I am ten, and actually thought it was great! It is easy `cause it doesn't have toooo many pages (114 pages), though I have read Harry Potter (which is beyond great!). It has also big letters for starters. More Judy Moody books are available in almost every bookstore and on amazon.com. And I enjoyed them all!!!

My six-year-old daughter loves the Judy Moody series of chapter books, and when she saw this title featuring both Judy Moody and her annoying little brother Stink (well, Judy finds him annoying), she pounced on it, insisting she just had to read it. She read a couple of pages to me last night and found it immensely entertaining. Judy, Stink, and their parents go on vacation along the North Carolina coast and when their ferry docks, the siblings are in for a rollicking good time. They encounter a pirate, Cap'n Weevil aka Scurvy Sam, and many other interesting characters. Soon, the pair find themselves unraveling secret codes and clues in pursuit of 'treasure'!

The full color illustrations are fun and increase the interest factor, engaging children's attention as they read about Judy and Stink's exploits. This is a great way to get young children interested in chapter books, and my daughter and I look forward to more Judy Moody and Stink stories!

My son said it's a story about finding a treasure. Good reading for kids about the spirit and importance of teamwork.

What a fun adventure! I read this with my 5 year old son and he loved the pirate nicknames and following the treasure hunt. I liked it because my dad is living on Artichoke - I mean Ocracoke - Island now so it was fun to learn a little bit more about it and the pirate history of the area.

My daughter liked this book a lot. She enjoyed reading another adventure about Judy and Stink.

Another great book in the series. One that can be shared between your sons and your daughters but doesn't matter if you just have kids of one gender, they'll get the whole story and love it.

I got this book to read it to my 6 and 9 year old kids. Somehow my 6 year old son started reading the book before I did. He read it in 2 weeks and absolutely loved it. Colorful pages with very nice pictures fulfill the amazing story.