Studying the environment in her third-grade class has inspired Judy Moody to make the world a better place. Never one to tackle any commitment lightly, Judy is driving everyone around her crazy with her earth-friendly attitude. She tries prohibiting her family from using anything made with rain forest materials, but gum, chocolate, and coffee are too much for them to give up. Inspired by Julia Butterfly Hill, the woman who lived in an ancient redwood to protect it from foresters, Judy dubs herself “Judy Monarch Moody” and tries taking up residence in her tree house to draw attention to the plight of all trees. Her enthusiasm is finally directed into a manageable campaign, and Judy leads her class in a massive recycling drive that raises money to plant trees in the Costa Rican rain forest. Occasional black-and-white illustrations appear throughout the narrative of the third great read-aloud chapter book featuring Megan McDonald’s irrepressible young hero. (Ages 6-9)

The mercurial Judy returns - and she’s in a mood to take on the world!

Judy Moody did not set out to save the world.
She set out to win a contest. A Band-Aid contest.

It all started with the Crazy-Strip contest - and the dream that she, Judy Moody, might one day see her very own adhesive-bandage design covering the scraped knees of thousands. But when her "Heal the World" motif merits only an honorable mention, Judy Moody realizes it’s time to set her sights on something bigger. Class 3T is studying the environment, and Judy is amazed to learn about the destruction of the rain forest, the endangered species (not) in her own backyard, and her own family’s crummy recycling habits. Now she’s in a mood to whip the planet into shape - or her name isn’t Judy Monarch Moody!