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‘Judy Moody’ goes to the White House

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President Obama was busy Thursday hosting Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, the current chair of the United Nations Security Council, but his daughters Sasha and Malia are anticipating a very different houseguest.

According to Relativity Media, the White House has submitted a request, presumably on behalf of its two youngest residents, for a screener of ‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer,’ the PG-rated kid flick that stems from author Megan McDonald’s popular children’s book series. The film is scheduled to arrive Friday, the same day the movie opens in theaters.

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Malia, 12, and Sasha, 10, are exactly the right age for the movie that chronicles the exploits of a precocious third-grader and her younger brother, nicknamed ‘Stink.’ Unfortunately, early reviews have not been kind. Critics have faulted the film, which McDonald co-wrote with Kathy Waugh, for its volume, garish colors and juvenile plot lines. Still, the movie does offer a faithful depiction of the book world McDonald has created--a series that has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide--and helped spawn a new generation of eager readers.

Assuming Sasha and Malia are fans of the adventurous heroine, all should be well in the White House screening room this weekend.

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