Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip
Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever Series
Author: Henry Winkler
Author: Lin Oliver
Illustrator: Jesse Joshua Watson
Book 12 in the Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever series
Pages: 160
Published: 2007
Age: 7+
Hank's Dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a 'friend'). When they reach their destination, they'll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank's Dad's tournament!
The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there... which he somehow manages to lose at a rest-stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn't feel so good... Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?
About the Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever Series
Books in series order
- 1.Niagra Falls, Or Does It?(2003)
- 2.I Got a "D" in Salami(2003)
- 3.Day of the Iguana(2003)
- 4.The Zippity Zinger(2003)
- 5.The Night I Flunked My Field Trip(2004)
- 6.Holy Enchilada!(2004)
- 7.Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade!(2004)
- 8.Summer School! What Genius Though That Up?(2005)
- 9.My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard(2005)
- 10.My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat: A Halloween Tail(2006)
- 11.The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down(2007)
- 12.Barfing in the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip(2007)
- 13.Who Ordered this Baby? Definitely Not Me!(2007)
- 14.The Life of Me (Enter at Your Own Risk)(2008)
- 15.A Tale of Two Tails(2008)
- 16.Dump Trucks and Dogsleds: I'm on My Way, Mom!(2009)
- 17.A Brand-New Me!(2010)
Reading age: 8+ years
Hank Zipzer wants to be number one, not the one who always gets it wrong. Hank Zipzer's report is due, and he's dreading it. Then he gets his grades and they are his worst nightmare come true: straight Ds. His parents are not going to be happy. Hank needs help. And he needs it fast.
Inspired by Henry Winkler's true life experiences of growing up with dyslexia, this popular children's series about the world's greatest underachiever is funny, touching, and deals with learning differences in a gentle and humorous manner.