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Get the Summary of Henry Winkler's Being Henry in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Being Henry" chronicles the life of Henry Winkler, from his audition for "Happy Days" to his rise to fame as the Fonz. Winkler, a Jewish New Yorker with dyslexia, found solace in acting despite his parents' high expectations and his academic struggles. His parents, German Jewish refugees, were strict and had prejudices, yet Winkler's...
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Instant New York Times Bestseller!
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply thoughtful memoir of the lifelong effects of stardom and the struggle to become whole.
Henry Winkler, launched into prominence as "The Fonz" in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood
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Alien superstar volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
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"No one is shocked by the six-eyed alien strolling around the Universal back lot. The tourists just think he's part of the show. It doesn't take long for Buddy to land a role on a popular TV show, playing (of course) an alien. He becomes an overnight heartthrob and is suddenly faced with legions of adoring fans, rides in glamorous limos, and appearances at "all-the-shrimp-you-can-eat" red carpet parties. But can Buddy maintain his secret identity...
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Here's Hank volume 3
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IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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When the principal has to be away from school at a conference, Hank's class agrees to take care of the principal's special pet frog, and Hank is chosen to take the frog home for the weekend.
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Alien superstar volume 3
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After facing off against Citizen Cruel and becoming a fan favorite on his Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Buger has to hide from the Supreme Leader of his home planet and maintain his secret alien identity.
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Hank Zipzer volume 7
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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Fearing that he may be failing fourth grade, Hank enlists the help of his friends, and even his annoying younger sister, in an effort to prevent his parents from attending a parent-teacher conference.
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Alien superstar volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Landing a role on a popular Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Burger catapults into stardom before his secret identity is further complicated by the arrival of a shape-shifting Squadron member from his home planet who arrives with a mission to bring him back by anymeans necessary.
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Here's Hank volume 12
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IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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When a well-known author visits their school, Hank and his two best friends get the chance to be her guide for the day and introduce her at an assembly, but the situation forces Hank to find creative ways to hide his struggles with reading.
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Here's Hank volume 5
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IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"With Halloween approaching, Hank and his friends decide to watch a scary movie to get ready for the holiday. But the movie turns out to be a bit too scary for Hank, and suddenly he sees zombies every time he closes his eyes. Everyone says zombies are not real, but then people around him start moaning and acting like the undead, and he is not so sure. Hank is not taking any chances--not when there might be zombies on the loose!"--
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Hank Zipzer volume 13
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
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Unhappy that his parents are expecting a baby and that his birthday party will be nothing special this year, fifth-grader Hank decides to celebrate by doing his favorite things, with only his new pet tarantula, Rosa, for company.
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Hank Zipzer volume 9
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IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.
13) Rocky Balboa
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Rocky is a former heavyweight boxing champion who is known and renown throughout the world for going the distance, finds a new venture: giving back to his community. He finds himself, once more, at opposing side of opportunity, not unlike the one he has seen decades ago. Heavyweight champ Mason Dixon and his representation offer Rocky a shot for the title. For Balboa, it'll be one last hurrah he'll never forget. A look at going full circle and wanting...
14) A brand-new me!
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
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As he is preparing to attend middle school, Hank, who has learning differences and academic difficulties, gets an unexpected opportunity to audition for a performing arts school where his creativity and humor will be appreciated and nurtured.
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"Lorna Davis, a singing star overburdened by her career and loneliness, takes refuge in a friend's cabin which turns out to be occupied by seven children fleeing from their orphanage. Eventually Lorna has to face Judge Benton and fight to keep her new family together."--Container.
16) Night shift
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Charles Lumley [Winkler] used to be a high-pressure Wall Street financial analyst, but now he's working the night shift at the New York City morgue. There everything is very quiet, until Billy Blazejowski [Keaton] turns up with an X-rated idea for making money.
17) Rocky Balboa
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Rocky, a former heavyweight boxing champion who is known and renowned throughout the world for going the distance, finds a new venture: giving back to his community. He finds himself, once more, at an opposing side of opportunity, not unlike the one he has seen decades ago. Heavyweight champ Mason Dixon and his representive offer Rocky a shot for the title. For Balboa, it'll be one last hurrah he'll never forget. A look at going full circle and wanting...
18) The kid & I
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Bill, a down-and-out actor, is unexpectedly hired to do a sequel to a film that made him famous. He learns that his co-star is a rich kid with no acting experience, and what appeared to be the chance for a comeback turns into a series of complications.
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Marinara sauce runs red through the streets of New Haven in this surprising, delectable documentary which profiles three pizza restaurants, Pepe, Sally's, and Modern, that together stand as the cornerstone of the town's Italian-American heritage and connoisseurs of the tastiest incarnations of America's favorite comfort food. This mouth-watering documentary will make viewers laugh and leave them hungry.
20) Family squares
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After the death of their family matriarch, Grandma Mabel, a family is reunited after years of being divided and soon find family secrets coming to light.
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