Greta Gretchen-Hoffer
Extremely talented. Champion face-puller. Very clever. Close friends with Dash. Loves anything to do with ancient Egypt.

Gretchen is a great all-rounder. She’s pretty-much competent at everything she does. She loves studying and learning and her knowledge of the Almanac is unparalleled. Her dream in life is to one day become head of Calder-Kuncklebaum, the company that publishes this Almanac.
First seen in Book 2, page 8
Research
e_greta_gretchen_hoffer - absorbed ids e_gretaIn the printed almanac pages (18 cited)












Straight from the books
Facts
character_fact (11)
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer is extremely talented, a champion face-puller, very clever, close friends with Dash, and loves anything to do with ancient Egypt.
Extremely talented. Champion face-puller. Very clever. Close friends with Dash. Loves anything to do with ancient Egypt. al1:c01:p108
Greta's dream in life is to one day become head of Calder-Kuncklebaum, the company that publishes this Almanac.
Her dream in life is to one day become head of Calder-Kuncklebaum, the company that publishes this Almanac. al1:c01:p108
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer's face-pulling speciality is the VJDWER (Vibrating Jaw-Drop with Eye-Roll).
Greta's was the VJDWER (Vibrating Jaw-Drop with Eye-Roll). b02:c02:p050
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer performed a Grinning Triplosault in Bed-Jumping class.
and Greta's Grinning Triplosaults. b03:c02:p048
Greta loves everything to do with ancient Egypt.
I remembered that today we had Egyptology class – and Greta loves EVERYTHING to do with ancient Egypt. b04:c02:p037
Greta has a good idea 847 times out of 850; she has only had 3 bad ideas.
And when Greta has an idea, 847 times out of 850 it's a good one.* CAPTION: *She's actually only had 3 bad ideas since I've known her. b07:c07:p156
Greta rode a decicycle (10 wheels) in the Annual Cycle Race.
Greta a decicycle (10 wheels), b08:c04:p089
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer is Dash's friend.
LABEL: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b12a:c00:p004
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer is Dash's friend.
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b12b:c00:p004
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer was allocated to Willow cabin.
"Fourth up: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer!" ... "Willow!" b13:c03:p067
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer served as the navigator of the Marauding Willow, climbing to the crow's nest during Race 3 to guide the raft through fog.
Greta, our navigator, climbed up to the crow's nest to get our bearings... More to starboard! Now to port! b13:c14:p263 b13:c14:p264
history (2)
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer unfroze Ceiling-throw class using a high-frequency Defrost-Ping from the Secure Command Center.
Greta and Mr. Rosebank were still in the SCC so Greta simply unfroze the class using a high-frequency defrost-ping. b05:c06:p167
The prize for Most Interesting Kite (last year at Kite Festival) was won by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer.
The prize for Most Interesting Kite was won by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer. b10:c02:p050
Relationships
- friend_of Dash Candoo
Close friends with Dash. al1:c01:p108
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Classmate b02:c00:p008
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Classmate b03:c00:p007
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Classmate b04:c00:p008
- uses Aardvark 66
She sprinted back to the hole-digging field, jumped back on our Aardvark 66, and headed straight down. b04:c09:p172
- classmate_of Dash Candoo
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Classmate b05:c00:p010
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Just outside the gate, I met up with my two closest friends, Rob & Greta. b05:c02:p037
- uses Freeze-bomb
I took three freeze-bombs out of my backpack and gave one to Greta and one to Rob. We removed the pins, and threw them. b05:c06:p141
- uses Defrost-Ping
Greta simply unfroze the class using a high-frequency defrost-ping. b05:c06:p167
- uses Bear Dryer
Then she used her bear dryer* to free us. b05:c07:p172
- uses Huggy-Bunnies
She pulled two huggy-bunnies out of her backpack, and held them up high. b05:c07:p179
- uses Almanac
Greta immediately pulled out her Almanac and started reading intensely. b05:c06:p133
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Greta was writing a report about the competition for our school newspaper, The Swedhump Swollian b07:c02:p044
- owns MGWN
Greta adopted an orphaned MGWN and sometimes carries it around in her backpack. b07:c99:p253
- uses MGWN
Luckily Greta had brought a MGWN (Miniaturized Galloping Water-Ninny) b07:c04:p078
- uses Quadcycles
Then off to Niblett Beach we rode. b07:c02:p033
extraction note All three rode quadcycles to Niblett Beach. - uses IACS
Greta deployed her IACS (Instant Anti-Coconut Shield) straight out of her backpack so were safe... b07:c08:p179
- attends Sandcastle Competition
Today was exciting because we were taking part in a sandcastle competition. b07:c02:p040
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer - Classmate b08:c00:p012
- uses Cuisine-400x
And I happen to have a Cuisine-400x on me! ... Greta took the Cuisine-400x out of her backpack b08:c09:p212 b08:c09:p213
- classmate_of Dash Candoo
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Classmate b09:c00:p008
- uses Pipeometer 57
Greta deployed a Pipeometer 57 and switched it on. b10:c03:p078
- uses Dublifier
Greta extracted her dublifyer. b10:c07:p166
- uses Slo-Mo-Mist-Bomb
Greta then pulled out a Slo-Mo-Mist-Bomb, and... b10:c10:p256
- attends Swedhump Elementary
At the gate I met my squad: Rob, Greta and Ellen! SIGN: SWEDHUMP ELEMENTARY b10:c02:p040
- attends Swedhump Elementary
LABEL: G b11:c02:p041
extraction note Greta is part of Dash's group at Swedhump Elementary. - attends Swedhump Elementary
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b12b:c00:p004
extraction note Greta is established throughout as a student at Swedhump Elementary alongside Dash. - member_of Willow
SPEECH: "Fourth up: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer!" ... SPEECH: "Willow!" b13:c03:p067
- attends Camp Goodacre
Nothing quite like being at camp with your best friends! b13:c02:p037 b13:c02:p038
- uses Freeze-bomb
From his backpack Rob took out a G-hook, Ellen a moustacherang, and Greta a cluster of freeze-bombs. b13:c17:p313
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Rob, Greta and Ellen, see you at school tomorrow! b13:c20:p398
- attends Swedhump Elementary
Dash, Rob, Greta and Ellen usually have them in their backpacks. b14:c99:p317
Incoming
As Well As: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer al1:c01:p067
Invented by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer, this is a throwable hook that will catch onto almost anything if flung correctly. al1:c01:p102
As Well As: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer al1:c01:p257
Greta and I had to paint each other. b02:c03:p066
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Classmate b04:c00:p008
Invented by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer, this is a throwable hook that will catch on almost anything if thrown correctly. b05:c99:p229
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Dash's friend b07:c00:p012
G-hook - Invented by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer, this is a throwable hook that will catch on almost anything if thrown correctly. b08:c99:p259
On the way I saw my two best friends; Rob and Greta. b08:c02:p051
At the gate I met my squad: Rob, Greta and Ellen! b10:c02:p040
extraction note Greta is labelled 'Friend' in the character gallery.Invented by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer, this is a throwable hook that will catch on almost anything if launched correctly. b10:c99:p303
LABEL: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b11:c00:p004
extraction note Character gallery label identifies Greta Gretchen-Hoffer as Dash's Friend.LABEL: G LABEL: R LABEL: D LABEL: E b11:c04:p083
extraction note Dash, Greta, Rob and Ellen are all in the same baking class together.LABEL: Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b12a:c00:p004
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b12b:c00:p004
Greta Gretchen-Hoffer Friend b13:c00:p004
Invented by Greta Gretchen-Hoffer, this is a throwable hook that will catch onto almost anything if flung correctly. b13:c17:p313 b13:c99:p414
Incidents
- Blue spots outbreak during Art class
i_b02_02 - Blue spots itch during face-pulling; risk to championship
i_b02_04 - County Inter-School Face-Pulling Championship final
i_b02_09 - Pause Class disruption: water, Dog, and armadillo cake
i_b04_02 - Sniffy's secret tunnel discovered during Hole-Digging Class
i_b04_03 - Sniffy's coded message decoded
i_b04_04 - Theft of the Amazing Ideas Box from the library
i_b04_05 - The Chase: Greta rescues Dash and Rob and they pursue Sniffy
i_b04_07 - The Winner: Sniffy confesses and competition resolved
i_b04_08 - Ice Cream Machine stolen from the hangar
i_b05_04 - Highly Irritating class ordeal
i_b05_05 - Ceiling-throw class frozen; mission to retrieve the ICM (Sub-plan B)
i_b05_07 - Rescue of Dash and Rob; defeat of the Ice-Scallywags and Li'l Jimmy
i_b05_08 - Kaza-kazaboom! The ICM Total Meltdown
i_b05_09 - End-of-week ice cream treat-fest
i_b05_11 - Mainly Smiles kidnapped
i_b07_01 - Investigation at the Botanical Gardens
i_b07_02 - First visit to Norma Island - confronted by PTH
i_b07_03 - Second visit to Norma Island - captured by Palm-Scallywags
i_b07_04 - Escape from underground cage using fake Blue-Eyed Monsters
i_b07_05 - Chase on the island and PTH's escape attempt
i_b07_06 - Sandcastle Competition
i_b07_08 - Total Penguin Situation at Swedhump Elementary
i_b08_03 - Loma-99 stolen and Mr. Ibis missing
i_b08_05 - Into the tunnel: Eeyolga's kidnapping plot uncovered
i_b08_06 - The Fight: confronting Eeyolga, Devil-Cat, and the scallywags
i_b08_07 - The Annual Cycle Race
i_b08_08 - Marble Day Competition
i_b09_02 - Tracking the scallywags with drones
i_b09_05 - Escaping Physics class via Toad Capsule
i_b09_06 - The Fight at the Fiddichs' house
i_b09_08 - Confrontation with Devil-Cat and recovery of the real Uppacrombian Amber
i_b09_09 - Arrest of Granny Fiddich and resolution of Marble Day
i_b09_10 - Kite Storeroom flood ruins kites
i_b10_03 - Hompas the Heroic goes missing
i_b10_06 - New kites damaged in Kite Loft
i_b10_07 - Nine-step plan to capture Fidwidge and defeat scallywags
i_b10_10 - Kite Festival held with napkin kites
i_b10_11 - Bread portraits turn greeny-blue and moldy (first batch sabotage)
i_b11_04 - Library Class canceled twice
i_b11_05 - Stumpnose spotted on school premises / Trophy Building press conference
i_b11_06 - Third batch sabotage with Mega-Yeast / The Competition
i_b11_10 - Presidential Dinner mission: make banana soup to make the President smile
i_b12a_04 - KB-15 vibrates again at second mysterious sock sighting
i_b12a_05 - Socks on the ground cause Dash, Rob and Greta to slip outside Kitchen 27b
i_b12a_06 - Sock Scallywags discovered throwing smelly socks into the soup
i_b12a_08 - Mist Capsule escape from Confused Class to warn Chef Froff
i_b12a_09 - Chef Froff revealed as villain; Devil Cat appears
i_b12a_10 - Devil-Cat and Sock-Scallywags attack and capture the team
i_b12b_01 - Stumpnose impersonates Chef Froff
i_b12b_02 - Escape from the cargo hold
i_b12b_03 - The fight outside Froff-Force-1
i_b12b_04 - Team netted and Stumpnose reveals his plan
i_b12b_06 - Pursuit of Devil-Cat and the Stumpnoses
i_b12b_07 - The disgusting soup trap for the Stumpnoses
i_b12b_08 - Emergency cooking of Banana Soup Royale for the Presidential Dinner
i_b12b_09 - Presidential Dinner and award presentation
i_b12b_10 - Raft Race Tournament (Race 1)
i_b13_01 - Workshop Break-in Attempt and Night Watch
i_b13_02 - Goodacre's Ire -- Dash Accused of Snooping
i_b13_04 - Raft Race Tournament (Race 2)
i_b13_05 - Raft Race Tournament (Race 3)
i_b13_06 - Paddles Stolen from Workshop
i_b13_07 - Dash Rescued from Footmold Raft at Dawn
i_b13_09 - Footmold Infiltration Revealed -- Henries Are Footmold's Sons
i_b13_10 - The Final -- Team Willow vs Camp Footmold
i_b13_11 - The Protest -- Footmold Challenges Willow's Sail
i_b13_12
Continuity findings
- G-hook description: 'thrown correctly' vs 'flung correctly' vs 'launched correctly' variant
- G-hook description: 'catch on' vs 'catch onto' variant
- Dublifyer doubles: in-world alibi device used by Ellen and Greta in b10 recurring_element







