| My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard #9: Hank Zipzer the World's Greatest Underachiever Contributor(s): Winkler, Henry (Author), Oliver, Lin (Author) |
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ISBN: 044843749X ISBN-13: 9780448437491 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Hank secretly takes up Ping-Pong and lands a spot in the championship. When he finds out the contest is held at "Nick the Tick" McKelty's bowling alley, will he risk being the laughing stock of the fifth grade because it's not a "real" sport? Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005015144 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Hank Zipzer; The World's Greatest Underachiever (Grosset Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.35 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102132 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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? |