Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker -- Megan McDonald

<b>Spurred by a newfound awareness of false advertising, Stink Moody becomes the proverbial kid in a candy store as his letter-writing campaign yields him heaps of free rewards.</b> <p/>When Stink buys a mammoth jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes a letter of complaint to the manufacturer -- and receives a ten-pound box of 21,280 jawbreakers for his trouble This unexpected benefit of acing the art of letter-writing in school sure gets Stink thinking. Soon Stink is so preoccupied with getting free stuff sent to him that he overlooks a scribbly envelope in the mail pile -- until his best friend, Webster, starts acting standoffish and looks as mad as a hornet. <p/>In this hilarious episode from Megan McDonald and Peter H. Reynolds, Judy Moody's shorter sibling truly comes into his own. As a delightful bonus for both teachers and kids, thirty-six common idioms -- from two heads are better than one to a leopard can't change its spots -- are sprinkled throughout the story; seven of the idioms are humorously illustrated by Stink, and all are listed at the end to inspire a search for idioms that's more fun than a barrel of monkeys.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Megan McDonald<br><b>Publisher:</b> Candlewick Press (MA)<br><b>Published:</b> 04/09/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 118<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.60h x 5.80w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780763663896<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level