Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7 (Hank Zipzer) [Paperback]

Henry Winkler (Author), Lin Oliver (Author), Jesse Joshua Watson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Hank Zipzer

It?s time for the end of year parent-teacher conference, and Hank?s in a panic. He?s afraid that his teacher is going to tell his parents that he has to repeat the fourth grade. So Hank creates an elaborate scheme to have his parents win an out-of-town trip so they?re gone during the conference days. Of course, the plan backfires. Will Hank have to stay in fourth grade forever?

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About the Author

Henry Winkler is an acomplished actor, producer and director.  In 2003, Henry added author to his list of acheivements as he co-authored a series of children's books.  Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences.

Henry is married to Stacey Weitzman and they have three children.

Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books, and television series for children and families. She has created over one hundred episodes of television, four movies, and seven books. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan. They have three sons named Theo, Ollie, and Cole, one fluffy dog named Annie, and no iguanas.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (December 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448436191
• ISBN-13: 978-0448436197
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > General

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fun, July 10, 2009

By 

Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This series gets better and better. In this adventure, Hank sneaks a peak at the teacher's register and sees 'redo' beside his name. Now he is panicked; he is going to have to repeat the fourth grade, and be in the same class as his brilliant younger sister. But rather than asking adults he trusts to help him figure this out, he devises his own plan. His plan includes getting his parents out of town so they will miss his Parent Teacher Interview.

His plan is elaborate. First he needs to forget the slip two days in a row. And he wins a trip for them to Philadelphia to catch a Rock concert. Now his mother wants to rock, but his father who collects mechanical pencils and does crosswords, has no interest. Will he get them to Philly? Will they miss the parent teacher interview? Will he make it out of the 4th Grade? Read this wonderful story to find out.

I have said it before but as someone with Dyslexia these books are eerily haunting. It is like reading a piece about my own childhood - my struggles, failures and successes. These books are meant for a younger audience but they are great for anyone who struggled with learning difficulties, even if diagnosed as an adult or university student. They are also great fun for a family to read together, or for those who know people with these special needs.

(First Published in Imprint 2009-0-7-10.)

Hank Zipzer Books:

1. Niagara Falls, or Does It?
2. I Got a "D" in Salami
3. Day of the Iguana
4. My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard
5. The Night I Flunked My Field Trip
6. Holy Enchilada!
7. Help! Somebody Get me out of Fourth Grade!
8. Summer School? What Genius thought That Up?
9. Zippety Zinger
10. My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat: A Halloween Tail
11. The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Went Down
12. Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip
13. Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me!
14. Life of Me
15. A Tail of Two Tails

3.0 out of 5 stars A 4th Grader Review, January 30, 2012

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade! #7 (Hank Zipzer) (Hardcover)

"Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7 (Hank Zipzer)" is a book about a boy named Hank Zipzer who hates the fourth grade and is scared that he is going to have to stay back. Hank looked in the teacher roll book without permission and saw "redo" beside his name. So now, Hank has to keep his parents from going to the parent conference. Hank's dumb plan to keep his parents from going to the conference includes kidnaping them and taking them to Philadelphia. His plan backfired because Hank's parents heard him talking about the plan.

In the end, Hank was wrong, he did not have to stay back, he just had redo a test. I did not like "Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7" very much. I did not think the book was interesting.

5.0 out of 5 stars Help! Somebody get me out of fourth grade #7(Hank Zipzer), January 4, 2012

By 

Joann Eschenfelder "JoAnn" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7 (Hank Zipzer) (Paperback)

I am trying to buy all of these Hank Zipzer books for my Grandson. He really likes these books. I have bought 7 so far.