My Secret Life As a Ping-pong Wizard

My Secret Life As a Ping-pong Wizard
Author: Henry Winkler
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599611105

With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.

My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard #9

My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard #9
Author: Henry Winkler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2005-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101100036

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?

A Tale of Two Tails #15

A Tale of Two Tails #15
Author: Henry Winkler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2008-11-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1440688192

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?

The Zippity Zinger

The Zippity Zinger
Author: Henry Winkler
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599611037

The pressure is on when Hank Zipzer is chosen as pitcher for the softball team at Public School 87's annual Olympiad, the most anticipated day of the school year.

A Brand-New Me! #17

A Brand-New Me! #17
Author: Henry Winkler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2010-04-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101171774

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.

Get Those Guys Reading!

Get Those Guys Reading!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 159884847X

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.

Niagara Falls, Or Does It?

Niagara Falls, Or Does It?
Author: Henry Winkler
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599611082

Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 1022
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

I, Galileo

I, Galileo
Author: Bonnie Christensen
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-06-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307974405

Acclaimed author-illustrator Bonnie Christensen adopts the voice of Galileo and lets him tell his own tale in this outstanding picture book biography. The first person narration gives this book a friendly, personal feel that makes Galileo's remarkable achievements and ideas completely accessible to young readers. And Christensen's artwork glows with the light of the stars he studied. Galileo's contributions were so numerous—the telescope! the microscope!—and his ideas so world-changing—the sun-centric solar system!—that Albert Einstein called him "the father of modern science." But in his own time he was branded a heretic and imprisoned in his home. He was a man who insisted on his right to pursue the truth, no matter what the cost—making his life as interesting and instructive as his ideas.