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Winkler, Henry.
THE ZIPPITY ZINGER
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 2004.
IL 3-6, RL 5.4
ISBN 0448431939
Hank is back.  When his grandfather comes over to help him practice throwing a softball, Hank accidentally grabs his sister's socks and puts them on.  And they are not just plain socks.  They are bright red socks with pink monkeys on them!  How embarrassing!  But you know what?  Hank threw the softball the best he ever had.  No kidding.  He was great!  His friends saw him and talked him into pitching in the school contest.  Hank knows it must be the socks.  That is the only thing different.  So, these must be honest-to-betsy lucky socks.  He'll wear the socks during the game and be great.  Only one problem.  His sister also thinks they are lucky socks and she plans to wear them too.  What will Hank come up with this time?
SUBJECTS:     Schools -- Fiction.
                        Softball -- Fiction.

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