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Children's Fiction Martial Arts

Stink: The Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown

by (author) Megan McDonald

illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Publisher
Candlewick Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2013
Category
Martial Arts, Daily Activities, Chapter Books
Recommended Age
6 to 9
Recommended Grade
1 to 4
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780763664237
    Publish Date
    Feb 2013
    List Price
    $7.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780763663933
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $21.99

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Stink needs a sport, fast! Can his alter-ego, Shark Hammersmash, wrestle a win at thumb wars? Or will a perfect karate kick lead him to victory?

Stink Moody, family brain, brings home a report card that isn’t perfect? Yikes! Time for him to get into fighting shape and beat back that U for Unsatisfactory in gym! A scan of the sports channel leads to a knock-out find: world-class thumb wrestling, with tricky moves like Snake in the Grass and Santa’s Little Helper (no equipment needed, save for a tiny terrifying mask to sit on your thumb). But when Mom and Dad are not wowed, Stink gets another idea: he’ll kick and punch his way to a yellow belt with the help of a Dragon Master, a seeing-eye Moose, and a mind as still as a pond. Can you say Crouching Tiger, Hidden Thumb? Hee-ya! Ha! Ha! Ha!

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Editorial Reviews

As always, the wordplay is part of the fun in this series (Fizz-Ed) and so are the comic-style graphics.
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