Hank Zipzer

Hank Zipzer

Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever (formally "Hank Zipzer: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever" in books 1-3 and "Hank Zipzer: The World's Best Underachiever" in book four) is a series of children's books by actor Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, published by Grosset & Dunlap.

Overview

Hank Zipzer is a young boy growing up on the Upper West Side of New York City, who is dyslexic. Winkler based the character on himself as a child and his own experiences with dyslexia. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/316160_winkler18.html] He attends P.S. 87 at Amsterdam Avenue and W 78th Street.

Books

1. "Niagara Falls, or Does It?":Instead of writing an assigned essay on his summer vacation, Hank tries building a model of Niagara Falls, his family's summer vacation spot.2. "I Got a "D" in Salami":Hank's report card goes though his mother's meat grinder. The chase is on when he finds out his report-card-salami is going to one of his mom's most important sponsor choices!3. "Day of the Iguana":Hank tries to disassemble and reassemble the cable box for his science project. But how is he supposed to put it back together when Katherine the iguana has laid her eggs in it?4. "The Zippity Zinger":Hank's friends choose Hank to be the pitcher for their school, PS 97's Olympiad baseball team. Since Hank can't pitch for his life, he thinks his sister's lucky red monkey socks may be the answer. Only one problem - Emily needs them on the same day for her part of the Olympiad!5. "The Night I Flunked My Field Trip":Hank has an overnight field trip to a docked boat in New York Harbor. But when Hank accidentally undocks the boat, the trouble begins...6. "Holy Enchilada!":Hank needs to prepare some enchiladas for his school multi-cultural day. But, he may have added too much hot sauce... :*Note: This book's original title was "Holy Enchilada! My Teacher Has Gas".7." Help! Somebody Get me out of Fourth Grade!":When his parents get called for a parent-teacher conference, Hank just "knows" his teacher is going to tell them he's being held back. There's just one way to make sure they don't show up - sabotage!8. "Summer School? What Genius thought That Up?":Hank gets sent to summer school without his friends, Frankie Townsend and Ashley Wong.9. "My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard":Hank's finally in the fifth grade, except he is still stuck with Ms.Adolf and he's also found a sport he's good at - ping-pong! But when his friends tease the sport, Hank decides to keep it a secret.10. "":Hank tries to scare Nick in a haunted house he makes with his friends.11. "The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Went Down":Hank gets a lead part in a school play ( The King and I) but he can only do the play if he gets a B plus on his next math test.12. "":The Zipzers take a road trip to a crossword puzzle tournament and a roller coaster park in North Carolina. 13.Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me!:Hank hears his mom talking to Frankie's mom over the phone about a baby. Frankie will be shocked! Or at least until Hank realizes she was talking about herself!14. Life of Me:Mr. Rock takes over as Hank's teacher. Hank is psyched....until Mr.Rock suggests that Hank takes an after school reading program, which means he will have to miss tae kwon do. But when Hank gets a crush on a girl in the reading program, and when Mr. Rock says, instead of doing an autobiography (a class assignment), Hank may do a scrapbook of his life. Everything is going right. Then Hank finds out that the girl he likes his Nick McKelty's cousin.15. A Tail of Two Tails This book has not yet been released, so not much is known about it. It will be released on November 26, 2008. The cover has not yet been revealed by Amazon.com.

Main Characters

ee also

*Dyslexia in fiction

References

*Goodnow, Cecelia. " [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/books/316160_winkler18.html Author Winkler turned the tables on dyslexia] ". "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", May 17, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.hankzipzer.com/ Official website]

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Name Bio
Henry Daniel "Hank" Zipzermain character, has learning challenges/dyslexia
Nick "The Tick" McKeltyclass bully, none-to-bright
Ms. AdolfHank's teacher who hates fun and funny, always wears gray clothes, possibly to match her face
Frankie TownsendHank's best friend, thinks oxygen is power and has a nickname for everyone
Leland LoveHank's principal who repeats everything twice and likes to answer his own questions, Has a mole shaped like the Statue of Liberty
Ashley WongHank and Frankie's other best friend who is a great athlete and loves rhinestones
Robert Upchurcha 4th (formally 3rd) -grade genius who blurts out information at random moments
Papa PeteHank's grandpa who is always taking the kids somewhere
Carlosthe counter guy at Hank's mom's deli
Emily ZipzerHank's little sister, very smart when it comes to reptiles, considerably annoying, likes Robert Upchurch and, has an iguana named Katherine
Randi ZipzerHank's mom, runs the Crunchy Pickle Deli, takes healthy foods to a disgusting new level
Stanley ZipzerHank's dad, obsessed with crossword puzzles
Cheerio ZipzerHank's dachshund, who looks like a Cheerio when he runs in circles
Katherine ZipzerEmily's iguana, slurps food from the dinner table
VladThe other counter guy at Hank's mom's deli
Mr. Rock Music Teacher; Hank's favorite teacher
Mason Harris Jerome Dunn Hank's kindergarten friend
Heather PayneA very tall, smart girl who tourtured Hank in Math.Sam ChinHank's other kindergarten friend who plays ping-pong with him