Megan McDonald

Megan McDonald
Born Megan Jo McDonald
February 28, 1959
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationality American
Period 1991–present
Genre Children's literature
Notable works Judy Moody series
Spouse Richard Haynes
Relatives 4 sisters and her husband
Website
www.meganmcdonald.net

Megan Jo McDonald (born February 28, 1959) is an American children's literature author; her most popular works is the series of books which concern a third grade girl named Judy Moody (written for grades 2–4). McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write. Her most recent work was the Julie Albright series of books for American Girl.

Life and career

McDonald was born February 28, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to John and Mary Louise McDonald. She is the youngest of five girls, which served as the inspiration for The Sister's Club. She was awarded a B.A. from Oberlin College in 1981 and an M.L.S. from University of Pittsburgh in 1985.

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 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 a third-grader, Judy Moody. A spin-off series follows her younger brother, nicknamed Stink. All of the books are illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds.

Character list:

  1. Mauryan Rodriguez
  2. Andy Rodriguez
  3. Aunt Opal
  4. Rocky
  5. Frank Pearl
  6. Jessica Finch
  7. Mouse
  8. Amy Namey
  9. Mr. Todd
  10. Jaws
  11. Toady
  12. Chloe


Judy Moody books:

  1. Judy Moody (Candlewick Press, 2000)
  2. Judy Moody Gets Famous! (Candlewick Press, 2001)
  3. Judy Moody Saves the World! (Candlewick Press, 2002)
  4. Judy Moody Predicts the Future (Candlewick Press, 2003)
  5. Judy Moody, M.D. The Doctor Is In (Published in the UK as Doctor Judy Moody) (Candlewick Press, 2004)
  6. Judy Moody Declares Independence (Candlewick Press, 2005)
  7. Judy Moody: Around the World in 8½ Days (Candlewick Press, 2006)
  8. Judy Moody Goes to College (Candlewick Press, 2008)
  9. Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday (Candlewick Press, 2008)
  10. Judy Moody's Double Rare Way Not Boring Book of Fun Stuff to Do (Candlewick Press)
  11. Judy Moody's Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of MORE Fun Stuff to Do (Candlewick Press, 2010)
  12. Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt (Candlewick Press, 2009)
  13. Judy Moody: Girl Detective (Candlewick Press, 2010)
  14. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (Candlewick Press, 2011)
  15. Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm (Candlewick Press, 2012)
  16. Judy Moody & Stink: The Big Bad Blackout (Candlewick Press, 2014)
  17. Judy Moody: Mood Martian (Candlewick Press, 2014)

Stink books:

  1. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Candlewick Press, 2005)
  2. Stink: and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker (Candlewick Press, 2006)
  3. Stink: and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (Candlewick Press, 2007)
  4. Stink: and the Great Guinea Pig Express (Candlewick Press, 2008)
  5. Stink: Solar System Superhero (Candlewick Press, 2009)
  6. Stink: and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (Candlewick Press, 2011)
  7. Stink: and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Candlewick Press, 2012)
  8. Stink: and the Freaky Frog Freakout (Candlewick Press, 2013)
  9. Stink: and the Shark Sleepover (Candlewick Press, 2014)

Film:

Novels

The Sisters Club Series

American Girl titles

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Kokopeli, Eva (2006-04-20). "Children's author graduates from storytelling to book franchise". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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