<P>BEETLE MCGRADY EATS BUGS</P><P> Megan McDonald</P><P> The debut of an exuberant new picture book character from the best&ndash;selling author of the Judy Moody series. </P><P> Beetle McGrady dreams of being an explorer like Marco Polo or a pioneer like Amelia Earhart. She dreams of being brave and daring, and she will begin by ... eating an ant.</P><P> It's dare double dare on the school playground, but will Beetle be able to live up to her dreams? Face to face &ndash;&ndash; or Beetle to ant &ndash;&ndash; will she be able to</P><P> bite and chew and ... swallow? Gulp!</P><P> If she does, what will the ant taste like? If she does, will the ant be crunchy or squishy? And if she can't, does that mean she's a chicken?</P>