Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever Is The Ping Pong Wizard: V. 9

Author: Henry Winkler

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  • : 9781406345049
  • : Walker Books, Limited
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  • : 01 July 2013
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 September 2013
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Description

In fifth grade, everyone has to pick a favourite sport and specialise in it. Hank is worried: he can't run, he can't catch, and he can't throw. Luckily, he's a whizz at ping-pong. That's a sport, right?

Reviews

"* "Boys who struggle in school will especially appreciate the story, but this enjoyable, fast-paced novel will draw other children as well." -Booklist"

Author description

Henry Winkler is an actor, producer and director. He is probably most famous for his role as The Fonz in the 1970s' US television sitcom Happy Days. But if you ask him what he is most proud of, he would say, "Writing the Hank Zipzer books with my partner, Lin Oliver." He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Stacey, their three children and two dogs. Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books and television programmes for children. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan, and their three children.