Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown
by Megan McDonald (Author) Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
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 his parents 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!
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 his parents 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!
Stink Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: StinkReading level: 6+
Books in series: 13
Read in order? No
Website: stinkmoody.com
Tags: first chapter books comedy & humour cartoon boys family friendship
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (2005)2. Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker (2006)
3. Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers (2007)
4. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express (2008)
5. Stink: Solar System Superhero (2010)
6. Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown (2011)
7. Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (2012)
8. Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout (2013)
9. Stink and the Shark Sleepover (2014)
10. Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold (2016)
11. Stink: Hamlet and Cheese (2018)
12. Stink and the Hairy, Scary Spider (2020)
13. Stink: Superhero Superfan (2023)