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Judy Moody & Friends Books in Order

Judy Moody & Friends by Megan McDonald contains 13 books, published between 2014 and 2022. The first book is Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble (2014) and the newest is Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2014–2022
Pages on record
601 in 10 of 13 books
Reading time
10–15 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 601 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 13 titles with a page count on record.

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Judy Moody & Friends is a series for early readers by Megan McDonald, built around the circle surrounding Judy Moody and running to 13 books. Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble (2014) opens the run and Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring (2022) is the last entry. Each title hands the story to one of the friends: Rocky Zang, Frank Pearl, Amy Namey, Stink Moody and Mrs. Moody among them. School, friendship, birthday parties and pet pigs fill the subjects, and the median book runs to 60 pages.

How many Judy Moody & Friends books are there?

Judy Moody & Friends has 13 books, released between 2014 and 2022.

Judy Moody & Friends Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Judy Moody & Friends books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble by Megan McDonald, book 1 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2014)
  2. Cover of Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic by Megan McDonald, book 2 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2014)
  3. Cover of Frank Pearl in the Awful Waffle Kerfuffle by Megan McDonald, book 3 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2014)
  4. Cover of Amy Namey in Ace Reporter by Megan McDonald, book 4 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2014)
  5. Cover of Stink Moody in Master of Disaster by Megan McDonald, book 5 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2015)
  6. Cover of Triple Pet Trouble by Megan McDonald, book 6 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2015)
  7. Cover of Mrs. Moody in The Birthday Jinx by Megan McDonald, book 7 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2016)
  8. Cover of April Fools', Mr. Todd! by Megan McDonald, book 8 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2017)
  9. Cover of Searching for Stinkodon by Megan McDonald, book 11 of the Judy Moody & Friends series (2019)
  1. 1
    Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  2. 2
    Rocky Zang in The Amazing Mr. Magic2014 · 55 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201455
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  3. 3
    Frank Pearl in the Awful Waffle Kerfuffle2014 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201464
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  4. 4
    Amy Namey in Ace Reporter2014 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201460
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  5. 5
    Stink Moody in Master of Disaster2015 · 54 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201554
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  6. 6
    Triple Pet Trouble2015 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201560
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  7. 7
    Mrs. Moody in The Birthday Jinx2016 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201664
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  8. 8
    April Fools', Mr. Todd!2017 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201760
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  9. 9
    Judy Moody, Tooth Fairy2017 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201760
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  10. 10
    Not-So-Lucky Lefty2018 · 60 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201860
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  11. 11
    Searching for Stinkodon2019 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201964
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  12. 12
    Prank You Very Much2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  13. 13
    Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Is there a chronological order for Judy Moody & Friends?

No separate chronological order is on record for Judy Moody & Friends, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Judy Moody & Friends books in order?

You should read the Judy Moody & Friends books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Judy Moody & Friends book also stands alone.

Where to start with Judy Moody & Friends

Start with Jessica Finch in Pig Trouble (2014), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Judy Moody & Friends book?

Judy Moody and the Missing Mood Ring (2022) is the newest Judy Moody & Friends book released so far.

Is there a new Judy Moody & Friends book coming?

No next Judy Moody & Friends book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Judy Moody & Friends at a glance

Paused
No new Judy Moody & Friends title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Judy Moody & Friends books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
601 pages across the 10 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 60 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Judy Moody & Friends books, 11 of 13, were published in the 2010s.

What the Judy Moody & Friends books are about

11 of the 13 Judy Moody & Friends books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Megan McDonald

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Judy Moody & Friends books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Other series by Megan McDonald

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.