Melonhead is back with big plans for the summer. He and his friend hope to get to New York to see The Big Stink, a huge, stinky plant that only blooms once every seven years. But even though he promised his mom he'd be good, he finds that staying out of trouble is easier said than done. Sentenced to doing chores for his neighbor after ruining her prize plant, he worries that his summer may be doomed. Will he ever get to New York to see The Big Stink?

This book is second in the series about a budding young inventor and his adventures in Washington DC. Just like the last book, this is a positive story filled with supportive and caring friends, family, and neighbors. Readers will relate to Melonhead's tendency to accidentally get in trouble. His parents give him consequences for his bad choices. One such consequence is to help his neighbor with her housework, and they become friends after he learns she was a pilot and her husband was a famous entomologist. Readers will learn a few things about botany, including how to make their own floating fountain. Hard work, creativity, and good deeds are celebrated. Language is mild (f-rt).

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