02 A Bookworm Is Not a Worm

A Bookworm Is Not a Worm At school, third-grade Bookworms Judy Moody, Frank Pearl, and Jessica Finch were allowed to miss journal writing to read Book Quiz books in the school library. Just as Fudge was about to swallow Peter's pet turtle, Stink came rushing over to the Bookworms' table with Sophie of the Elves. "You're never going to believe what just happened!" Stink said, out of breath. "You finished The Pain and the Great One?" asked Jessica. "You finished Lulu and the Hamster in the Night?" asked Frank. "You finished Eight Class Pets Plus One Squirrel Divided by One Dog Equals Chaos?" asked Judy. "No!" cried Stink. "Wait. That's not even on

Master List One or Two." "I know," said Judy. "That was a test. You passed." "Anyway, I was walking back to class from music," said Stink, "and some fifth-graders called me a bookworm."

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"You are a Bookworm," Judy pointed out. "That's the name of our team." "But they said bookworm like it's a bad thing!" "Stink's right," said Sophie. "I heard it too. Especially the worm part." "Bookworms aren't even worms," said Jessica. "They're actually insects that munch on books. Like the deathwatch beetle." "At least they didn't call you a deathwatch beetle," said Sophie. "Ignore them, Stinkworm," said Judy. "They're just jealous because you're on the winning team." "Bookworms are cool, Stink. Why else would there be so many posters about them?" Frank pointed to the front wall of the library. KEEP CALM AND BE A BOOKWORM BOOKWORMS RULE THE WORD TAKE A BITE OUT OF A GOOD BOOK "Mrs. D. said Sophie and I could stay in the library to read for Book Quiz, too," Stink said. "What book should I read next?" "Here's a good one," said Judy. "It's about two bad rats." Stink opened The Infamous Ratsos. He turned the

page. He cracked up when the Ratso brothers took turns spitting on the playground to look tough. He turned another page. He cracked up some more when they shoveled snow to play a trick on Mr. O'Hare and it backfired. He turned another page and spotted a bookmark. "Hey! Look what I found in this book." Stink waved a two-dollar bill in front of Judy's face. "Mine!" said Judy, trying to grab it. "Is not," said Stink, holding it out of reach. "Is too! I'm the last one who checked that book out." "Okay, then what's on the back?" Stink asked. "Um, an eagle. No, wait. A president. No, wait. Eagle." "Wrong!" said Stink. "Drat. I thought I fooled you," said Judy. "That two-dollar bill is way rare." "It has to be worth at least three dollars," said Stink. "You'd better go show Willa, the new librarian," said Jessica Finch. "Show me what?" asked Willa, passing by their table.

"Stink found rare money in a library book," said Jessica. "It's just a two-dollar bill," said Stink. "Must be your lucky day," said Willa. "The only money I ever found was Monopoly money. But I have found some strange things in books over the years." "Really?" asked Stink. "Like what?" "Hmm. Let's see. I've found a lottery ticket, a key, bubble-gum comics, a recipe for mac and cheese, fortune-cookie fortunes, half a taco shell, a piece of bacon, and baloney." "Bacon for a bookmark!" said Stink. "And baloney!" said Sophie, giggling.