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Stink and the ultimate thumb-wrestling smackdown

After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McDonald, Megan
Other Authors:	Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton), 1961- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	McDonald, Megan. Stink (Candlewick Press) ; 6.
Subjects:	Sports > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
Physical Description:	128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:	9780763643461 0763643467 9781599611945 (lib. bdg.) 1599611945 (lib. bdg.) 9780545447720 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Megan McDonald was born February 28, 1959, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She grew up in the 1960s the youngest of five girls - which later became the inspiration of the Sister's Club. She attended Oberlin College and received a B.A. in English, then she went on to receive a Library Science degree at Pittsburgh University in 1986. Before becoming a full-time writer, McDonald had a variety of jobs working in libraries, bookstores, museums, and even as a park ranger.She was children's librarian, working at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Minneapolis Public Library and Adams Memorial Library in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. She has received various awards for her storytelling including a Judy Blume Contemporary Fiction Award, a Children's Choice Book award, and a Keystone State Award among others. McDonald has also written many picture books for younger children and continues to write. Her most recent work was the "Julie Albright" series of books for the American public. She currently resides in Sebastopol, California with her husband and pets. (Bowker Author Biography)