Hank Zipzer, the world's greatest underachiever

"Hank's got the whole apartment to himself! Pizza ordered? Check. Friends invited? Check. History homework finished? Er . . . not quite. Can Hank get his project done in time, or will one disaster lead to another?"--Back cover.

Hank Zipzer has come up with a unique Halloween costume for the parade, but his friends think his idea is a little over the top.

Stuck in summer school while his friends enjoy a "Passport to Hawaii, " Hank needs to earn an A on an oral report about Einstein in order to participate in Magik 3's talent show act at the luau extravaganza.

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.

Hank Zipzer, who loves to make lists, shares lists from previous titles in the series, along with new ones, grouped under such topics as himself, his family, school, friends, and pets, and suggests topics for lists for the reader to create.

Hank must decide whether to attend tae kwon do or an after school reading program run by his favorite teacher, and when he meets an interesting girl at "Reading Gym," he gets into a complicated situation that even has him lying to his father.

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.

Antics ensue after Hank throws his report card into a meat grinder.

Hank has never been fond of his sister's pet iguana, and their relationship worsens when she lays her eggs inside his science project.

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.