Megan McDonald
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Alicia McDonald | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | Author, librarian |
Education | Oberlin College; University of Pittsburgh |
Period | 1991–present |
Genre | Children's literature |
Notable works | Judy Moody series Stink series |
Spouse | Richard Haynes |
Website | |
meganmcdonald |
Megan Jo McDonald is an American
Life and career
McDonald was born in
Megan McDonald began her career as a children's librarian, working at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Minneapolis Public Library, and Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Her first book, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?, came as a result of patrons asking her where to find a story she had told to children at a library.[1]
McDonald is married to Richard Haynes and lives in Sebastopol, California.
Published works
Judy Moody and Stink
The Judy Moody series follows the humorous adventures of the title-character, an eight-year-old girl. A spin-off series follows her younger brother, nicknamed Stink. All of McDonald's books in the Judy Moody series and the Stink series are illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.
Character list:
- Judy Moody
- Stink Moody
- Rocky Zang
- Frank Pearl
- Jessica Finch
- Amy Namey
- Noc
- Alisson Monday
- Mr. Todd
- Jalisco
- Tody
- Chloe
- Tori
Judy Moody books:
- Judy Moody (Candlewick Press, 2000)
- Judy Moody Gets Famous! (Candlewick Press, 2001)
- Judy Moody Saves the World! (Candlewick Press, 2002)
- Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Candlewick Press, 2003)
- Judy Moody, M.D. The Doctor Is In (Published in the UK as Doctor Judy Moody) (Candlewick Press, 2004)
- Judy Moody Declares Independence (Candlewick Press, 2005)
- Judy Moody: Around the World in 8½ Days (Candlewick Press, 2006)
- Judy Moody Goes to College (Candlewick Press, 2008)
- Judy Moody: Girl Detective (Candlewick Press, 2010)
- Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (Candlewick Press, 2011)
- Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm (Candlewick Press, 2012)
- Judy Moody: Mood Martian (Candlewick Press, 2014)
- Judy Moody and the Bucket List (Candlewick Press, 2016)
- Judy Moody and the Royal Tea Party (Candlewick Press, 2017)
- Judy Moody Book Quiz Whiz (Candlewick Press, 2018)
Judy Moody and Stink books:
- Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday (Candlewick Press, 2008)
- Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt (Candlewick Press, 2009)
- Judy Moody & Stink: The Big Bad Blackout (Candlewick Press, 2014)
- Judy Moody & Stink: The Wishbone Wish (Candlewick Press, 2015)
Stink books:
- "Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid" (Candlewick Press, 2005)
- "Stink: and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker" (Candlewick Press, 2006)
- "Stink: and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers" (Candlewick Press, 2007)
- "Stink: and the Great Guinea Pig Express" (Candlewick Press, 2008)
- "Stink: Solar System Superhero" (Candlewick Press, 2009)
- "Stink: and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown" (Candlewick Press, 2011)
- "Stink: and the Midnight Zombie Walk" (Candlewick Press, 2012)
- "Stink: and the Freaky Frog Freakout" (Candlewick Press, 2013)
- "Stink: and the Shark Sleepover" (Candlewick Press, 2014)
- "Stink Moody in Master of Disaster" (Candlewick Press, 2015)
Film:
Novels
- The Bridge to Nowhere (Orchard, 1993)
- Shadows in the Glasshouse (Pleasant Company, 2000)
- The Sisters Club (American Girl, 2003)
- All the Stars in the Sky: The Santa Fe Trail Diary of Florrie Mack Ryder (Dear America series, Scholastic, 2003)
The Sisters Club Series
- The Sisters Club (2008)
- The Rule of Three (2010)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Boys (2011)
American Girl titles
- Meet Julie
- Julie Tells Her Story
- Happy New Year, Julie!
- Julie and the Eagles
- Julie's Journey
- Changes for Julie
- A Brighter Tomorrow: My Journey with Julie
- Pen Pals (American Girl Magazine)
- The Gnome Diaries
Films
Megan McDonald's book, Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, was adapted to a movie with the same name released in 2011, directed by John Schultz, with Jordana Beatty in the role of Judy Moody.[2] McDonald co-wrote the screenplay with Kathy Waugh.[3]
Awards
- 1991: Children's Choice Book, International Reading Association/Children's Book Council (CBC), for Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
- 1991: Reading Rainbow book selection, Is This a House for Hermit Crab?
- 1993: Judy Blume Contemporary Fiction Award, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, for The Bridge to Nowhere
- 1993: Carolyn W. Field Award, Pennsylvania Library Association, for The Great Pumpkin Switch
- 2003: Garden State Children's Book Award for Younger Fiction, for Judy Moody
- 2014 California Book Awards Juvenile Finalist for "Shoe Dog" [4]
References
- ^ Kokopeli, Eva (2006-04-20). "Children's author graduates from storytelling to book franchise". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Loewenstein, Lael (2011-06-03). "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer". Variety. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "84th Annual California Book Awards Winners".
External links
- Official website
- Judy Moody character at publisher Candlewick Press
- McDonald at American Girl Publishing
- "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer" at IMDb
- Megan McDonald at Library of Congress, with 97 library catalog records