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Hank Zipzer; The World's Greatest Underachiever (Grosset Paperback)

8 primary works

Book 5

Cover of The Night I Flunked My Field Trip
Hank is thrilled about the "Best Field Trip of the Year"-everyone from Ms. Adolph's class gets to spend the night on an old-fashioned three-mast sailing ship in New York Harbor!  And Hank gets even more excited when the ship's captain chooses him to be the first mate.  But being first mate is not all it's cracked up to be, especially for a crazy captain who takes his job a little too seriously.  The best field trip of the year is becoming the worst night of Hank's life-how's he going to get out of this one?

Book 9

Cover of My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard #9
Hank thought that getting through summer school to get to the fifth grade would be hard enough, but little did he know that it would get worse! Everyone in the fifth grade is starting to focus on a sport—and they’re really good. Everyone, that is, except Hank. When Papa Pete suggests that Hank take up Ping-Pong, he decides to give it a try but keeps it top secret, as he thinks the other kids will tease him about it not being a "real" sport. Hank is so good that he manages to Ping-Pong his way to the championship! But when he finds out the contest is being held at "Nick the Tick" McKelty’s family bowling alley, will he risk being the laughingstock of the fifth grade?

Book 10

Cover of Hank Zipzer Bk 10: My Dog's A Scaredy-Ca
Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. He is a likeable, struggling hero that readers will adore.It's Halloween and Hank Zipzer is determined to get his own back on school bully Nick McKelty for laughing at his fancy dress costume. Hank is going to create the scariest haunted house ever! But Hank's dog, Cheerio, is more scared than anyone. So scared, in fact, he runs away. Have Hank's Halloween high jinks gone too far this time?

Book 11

Cover of Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down
Hank Zipzer is failing math, so he has to work with Heather Payne, resident class brain, to help get his grades up. At the same time, Hank’s school is putting on a production of The King and I. As coincidence would have it, Hank is cast as the King, and Heather as Anna. But when Hank’s dad tells him he can only appear in the play if he gets a B on his next math test, Hank knows he has to hit the books. Can Hank pull through in time for the show?

Book 12

Cover of Barfing in the Backseat
Hank's dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car—along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a "friend"). When they reach their destination, they'll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank's dad's tournament! The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there . . . which he somehow manages to lose at a stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn't feel so good . . . Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?

Book 15

Cover of A Tale of Two Tails #15

A Tale of Two Tails #15

by Henry Winkler

Published 1 November 2008
Hank enters his dog Cheerio in a show, hoping to win the big prize. Unfortunately for Hank, Nick McKelty and his gassy little Chihuahua have the same thing in mind. Will Hank and Cheerio be able to take home the ribbon for Best in Show?

Book 16

Cover of Dump Trucks and Dogsleds

Dump Trucks and Dogsleds

by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Published 1 August 2009
When Hank first heard that his mom was having a baby boy, he wasn't so thrilled. And when he finds out that the baby will be sharing his room, Hank is positively outraged! To make things easier, Dad suggests he take Hank and Emily away for some bonding. But on the first day of their trip, a freak snowstorm arrives. And then they get a call that the baby is coming early! Hank, Dad, and Emily know they have to get home - and fast! They hop on a train, hitch a ride on a dump truck, jump on a snowmobile, and climb into a dogsled, all in a desperate attempt to get home in time for Baby Zipzer's birth.

Book 17

Cover of A Brand-New Me! #17

A Brand-New Me! #17

by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Published 20 April 2010
It’s graduation time for Hank Zipzer and all his friends— time to move on from PS 87 to middle school. Trouble is, there are tests Hank has to pass to get into the same middle schools as his friends, and his learning differences might get in the way. Luckily, a life-altering audition at a performing arts middle school helps him find his true path.