The fourth book in Megan McDonalds wonderfully goofy Judy Moody series will leave fans wondering whether the most irrepressible third-grader in Class 3T just might have ESP. (Thats either Extra Special Powers, or Extra-Special Skink Powers--in the case of skink-hunting with Judys 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 doesnt quite produce the grade she predicts. (Judy didnt see why tor-tee-yah had any ls 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.)
