Double Fudge
Any fan of Fudge knows that he never does anything by halves. And so it should come as no surprise that when he discovers the value of money, he goes whole hog-making his own "Fudge Bucks," dressing as a miser for Halloween, and thumbing through catalogues to choose his birthday presents years in advance. His older brother, Peter, who's just starting seventh grade, finds it all highly embarrassing, as usual.
But things change when the Hatchers meet their long-lost relatives, the Howie Hatchers of Honolulu, Hawaii. With new cousins Flora, Fauna, and four-year-old Farley Drexel (yes, that's right, another Farley Drexel!), the stage is set for a wild and wacky beginning to a new school year.
Nene Award (2004); Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award for Grades 3-6 (2004); Golden Archer Award for Intermediate (2004); Buckeye Children's Book Award for 3-5 (2005)
About the Fudge Series
Books in series order
- 1.Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing(1972)
- 2.Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great(1972)
- 3.Superfudge(1980)
- 4.Fudge-a-Mania(1990)
- 5.Double Fudge(2002)
Reading age: 7+ years
This series should be read in order.
Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing mashed potatoes on the walls at Hamburger Heaven, or trying to fly, he’s never far from trouble. He’s an almost three-year-old terror who gets away with everything, and Peter’s had it up to here!
Passed on from babysitters to their young charges, from big sisters to little brothers, and from parents to children, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and its cousins (Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, Double Fudge and Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great) have entertained children since they first appeared in the early 1970s. The series follows Peter Hatcher, his little brother Fudgie, baby sister Tootsie, their neighbor Sheila Tubman, various pets, and minor characters through New York City and on treks to suburbs and camps. Hilarious, witty and impossible to put down.