As he is preparing to attend middle school, Hank, who has learning differences and academic difficulties, gets an unexpected opportunity to audition for a performing arts school where his creativity and humor will be appreciated and nurtured.
Billy Broccoli just wants to be a normal kid in his new school but he ends up with his own personal ghost, and the two come up with a plan to stop a bully at school.
With Moorepark Middle School's annual Speak Out Challenge approaching, Billy Broccoli plans to demonstrate mind reading with the help of his ghost friend Hoover Porterhouse, but when Billy starts spending more time with his new teammates than with Hoover, he may lose his secret weapon.
When Billy Broccoli discovers that his friend Hoover Porterhouse is failing Responsibility, he decides that Hoover needs a pet. Since the ghost scares every animal that sees him, however, finding the perfect pet for Porter is going to be a challenge.
Hank Zipzer is looking forward to a skiing vacation with his dad and sister before his new baby brother arrives, until his mom calls to say the baby is coming early, but when a huge snowstorm strands them in Vermont, it is up to Hank to find a way to get them all safely back to New York before the baby arrives.
Hank Zipzer makes a deal with his dad that if he gets a "B+" in math he can play the lead in the school musical; and he must rely on the class brain, Heather Payne, for help.
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.
"When a well-known author visits their school, Hank and his two best friends get the chance to be her guide for the day and introduce her at an assembly, but the situation forces Hank to find creative ways to hide his struggles with reading"--Provided by publisher.
Hank enters a robot-building contest at school and hopes to win a trophy, despite getting a late start, with help of Frankie, Ashley, and Jaden, a new friend and robot expert.
