"The lucky penny in Judy Moody's pocket sure does seem to be working. She can't stop winning-at bowling, spelling, the unbeatable Prize Claw, everything! For sure and absolute positive, she'll ride that wave of good fortune all the way to Washington, D.C."--

Dandy is already worried about the fifth grade spelling bee, because his family has a history of winning--and once it starts, things keep going wrong, and his best friend Malcolm realizes that the contest is being haunted and the boys need to find out why and banish the specter.

Kylie Jean is studying hard for the spelling bee at school, but she keeps getting distracted by the kitten that she and her cousin Lucy found.

Bitsy the bee studies hard in hopes of winning the big spelling bee. Alternating pages provide facts about honeybees.

Bobby Aaron burps everywhere, including at the movies, at concerts, and in the principal's office. In order to win the spelling bee, he must learn to control his belches.

Excited about holding onto his position as the best speller in the second grade, Pinky has an embarrassing accident but is cheered up by his best friend Rex.

Charlie Brown faces another disaster at school when he enters the spelling bee.

Gwen learns that being a good sport means helping people on your team whether it is for soccer or the spelling bee.

Little witch Cordelia loves to spell, but can she beat the long-time champion in the Witchy Spelling Bee?

Brewster Elementary is having a spelling bee and everyone's excited. Everyone except Henry Heckelbeck, that is. Sure Henry can spell words correctly, but being in front of a crowd can be very scary! Will magic help or will it only spell trouble?--