Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!

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Help! Somebody Get me out of Fourth Grade!
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Author Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Hank Zipzer
Genre Children's novel
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
2004
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Preceded by Holy Enchilada!  
Followed bySummer School! What Genius Thought That Up? 

Help! Somebody Get me out of Fourth Grade! is the seventh book in the Hank Zipzer book series. It was written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, and released in December 2004 by Grosset & Dunlap. [1]

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Plot summary

When his parents get called for a parent-teacher conference, Hank just knows his teacher is going to tell them he is being held back. Hank and his best friends Ashley Wong and Frankie Townsend plans to send Hank's parents to a rock concert in Philadelphia at the same date and they accept! Hank is thrilled to be going into fifth grade. until his parents come back early! Hank remembers that it's family game night, so he decides to go to the pizza parlor and play in the arcade. Everything is going fine until Hank’s teacher, Mrs. Adolf, calls and reminds Hank's parents about the conference. They decide to postpone the trip and visit. After the conference, Hank finds out that he will have to attend summer school in order to pass the 4th grade.

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References

  1. McEvoy, Steven (2009-07-10). "Help! Somebody Get me out of Fourth Grade! Book Review (Imprint, p.8)" (PDF). Imprint. University of Waterloo . Retrieved 2021-10-10.