How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets (Ghost Buddy Series #3)

by Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver

Overview

Billy and the Hoove are back in the hilarious new series from bestselling authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver!

When Billy Broccoli finds out his personal ghost, Hoover Porterhouse, is failing Responsibility, Billy decides it's his mission to help Hoover turn his grade around. But how?

Then inspiration hits. Billy is going to get Hoover a pet. There's only one catch--the Hoove scares dogs out of their fur, birds out of their wings, and fish out of their gills. If Billy can't find the perfect pet, how will Hoover ever learn make the grade?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545298841
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Ghost Buddy Series , #3
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	780L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

HENRY WINKLER is admired by audiences of all ages for his roles as the Fonz on the long-running series, Happy Days, and in such films as Holes and The Waterboy. He is also an award-winning producer and director of family and children's programming, and the author (with Lin Oliver) of the critically-acclaimed Hank Zipzer series. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Lin Oliver is a television producer and writer and the Executive Director of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She coauthored (with Henry Winkler) the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling middle-grade series HANK ZIPZER: THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNDERACHIEVER, and wrote the series WHO SHRUNK DANIEL FUNK? Lin resides in Los Angeles, California.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for GHOST BUDDY #1: ZERO TO HERO:

"This title is chock-full of nuggets that will have the boys cheering…What’s more, parents and educators will cheer when Billy stands up to Rod without resorting to bully tactics."
--School Library Journal

"Readers will root for Billy to conquer his klutziness as well as the bully; his final feel-good triumph is satisfying."
--Publishers Weekly

"The story will amuse young readers, reluctant readers, and high-interest, low reading ability older readers, particularly boys.
--Library Media Connection

From the Publisher

Sixth-grader Billy Broccoli's best friend is a ghost named Hoover Porterhouse III, who has been dead for ninety-nine years. He has one year left to prove to the ghostly higher-ups that he can be helpful and responsible, or he will never be able to leave the suburban area he is haunting and realize his dream of visiting every baseball stadium in America. He is improving in helpfulness, as he continues to give Billy advice on handling social situations, making him appear less of a dweeb. He also helps Billy in his dealings with Rod Brownstone, the verbally abusive bully who lives next door. In this third installment of the "Ghost Buddy" series, Billy decides that a pet will help Hoover be more responsible. He brings home a gecko and a fish, but both are failures. Finally, after hearing Hoover reminisce about a goat he once loved, Billy rents a goat for the weekend, telling his parents, who of course know nothing about Hoover, that it will be a green way to mow the lawn. All goes well until some young children visiting the Brownstones get involved, and the hilarious chaos that ensues sends the goat back to its owner. Still, both Billy and Hoover get kudos for their efforts, and it looks like Hoover may eventually get to leave the ranch (a few books in the future, no doubt). As in the first two books, both Billy and Hoover learn subtle lessons in how to treat others. Like the authors' "Hank Zipzer" series, these stories are excellent for reluctant readers, as well as for any youngster looking for a fun read. Reviewer: Magi Evans

Children's Literature - Magi Evans