Dan is the author of the new york times bestselling genius files series, as well as the internationally bestselling my weird school series. The talent show, the christmas genie, the homework machine, return of the homework machine, nightmare at the book fair, and getting air. The book is about twins who have been added to an orginization called the genius files and to be in that group you have to be one of the smartest kids in the u. Having written it in 1994, it was finally published by harpercollins in 1997. With more than 12 million books sold, the my weird school series really gets kids reading. Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time. My weird school author dan gutman reads from one of his books here every weekday at 2pm east coast time, and hell keep doing it until the kids go back to school. When he was a boy, dan didnt like to read, and his books are most popular with reluctant readers today. Dan gutman books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Dan gutman is the bestselling author of the several series of books for children, including the genius files, the baseball card adventures, the my weird school series, and others. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. His work of fiction was the childrens novel they came from center field. This book was about a kid named joe stoshack who can travel through time with baseball cards. Dan gutman books, author biography, and reading level.
Middle school is hard enough but throw in an out of control machine that does your homework for you, novels that come to life and trap you in their pages, and an extremely bizarre talent show competition, and it can be a real nightmare. The author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, dan gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. When he was a kid, dan gutman always did his homework. The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. This character has the power to travel through time whenever he holds a special baseball card in his hand. In his foreword to the 2012 edition of the renaissance learning report what kids are reading, gutman writes. These are weird times, so i thought a little fireside chat might help.
Get ready to go back in time as stosh travels to 1920 to try to save ray and meets. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. Doing homework becomes a thing of the past the unlikely foursome made up of a geek, a class clown, a teachers pet, and a slacker brenton, sam.
He attended rutgers university, planning on a career on psychology, but after a few years of graduate school, he decided that he instead wanted to pursue a career in writing. Dan gutman ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. He is best known for the popular young reader book series the genius files and my weird school. Eddie air ball wants to win the finkle foods poetry contest for a chance to sink a milliondollar free throw at halftime of the. Bestselling author dan gutmans jackie and me was named a parents choice book. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. Stosh travels back in time to try and save ray, in the gripping ninth novel in this series. Paperback from learning links, see our free shipping offer and bulk order pricing. Ray and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. Explore books by author, series, or genre today and receive free. This book called the genius file never say genius by dan gutman is the sequel to mission unstoppable. The my weird school series and its several companion series center around arlo a. Ray and me by dan gutman 2009, hardcover signed baseball card adventures. When stosh gets hit on the head with a baseball, hes lucky to survive.
This acclaimed book by dan gutman is available at in several formats for your ereader. Dan gutman after recovering from being hit in the head during a baseball game, stosh travels back in time to try to save ray chapman, a batter who was killed by a pitch in new york in 1920. Actually, dan gutman grew up in new jersey and he writes on a laptop computer. A guide to books by dan gutman printable 3rd 6th grade. Gutman was born in new york city, moving with his family a year later to newark, new jersey, where on june 1, 1968, his father abandoned the family.
Heres a roundup of where you can find free books and listens from. Joe stoshack has to write a report for school about a famous africanamerican who contributed to society. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. I wish i could visit every school that invites me, but thats impossible. The novel that jump started dan gutmans penchant for book series is also one that took quite some time to publish having been rejected by 10 publishers in two years. I have to balance my writing, family commitments, and free time. A boy named stosh travels back in time to see who is the fastest pitcher in baseball, but there are many twists along the way. Shoeless joes wife, katie sets stosh free and he tells katie and joe about. If you want to learn more about dan or his books, stop by his web site.
Publication order of kid who ran for president books. All these products are based on the my weird school books and characters developed by dan gutman and jim paillot. Get ready to go back in time as stosh travels to 1920 to try to save rayand meets. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and. I am a member of sabr society for american baseball research, nwu national writers union, and scbwi society of childrens book writers and illustrators. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Another winner in a series that effectively blends fast paced. When stosh gets hit in the head with a baseball, hes lucky to survive. What would you do if you had a chance to save someones life. Then he learns about another player who wasnt so luckyray chapman, the. You can also watch these readalouds later, or on dan s web site.
The story follows joe stoshack, better known as stosh, who has the ability to travel back to any point in time by holding a baseball card. Below is a list of dan gutmans books in order of when they were first released. Dan gutman was born in new york city in 1955 and grew up in new jersey. Youll learn the ins and outs of the equipment and events, find out how scoring is done, read about the history of the sport, and lots more. Dan gutman is an american author of childrens novels and nonfiction books. Four of dan gutman s funniest novels are now available together in a paperback boxed set for the first time. Having said that, there are two ways i can visit your school. Buy dan gutman ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Nov 21, 20 author of many wonderful books for children. He played in little league as a kid, and one of the first magazine articles he ever sold explained the science behind the spitball, the scuffball, and corked bats. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series.
Get free delivery on everything overstock your online books store. Many of his books are in his my weird school series and its sequel series as well as his baseball card adventures series. Macky is wacky my weird school series is vintage gutman. Dan gutman books list of books by author dan gutman. Dan gutman was born in a log cabin in illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. Dan gutman is an american writer of childrens fiction who lives in new york city. At 2pm, im going to do a readaloud of my new my weird school book miss blake is a flake. Before becoming a childrens writer, gutman worked as a newspaper columnist and video game magazine editor. Dan gutman has 228 books on goodreads with 236709 ratings. Stosh is shocked when his enemy, bobby fuller, begs him for a favor. His homemaker mother adeline became a secretary and cared for dan and his older sister, lucy. Gutmans other notable works include the first book in the baseball card adventures series, honus and me, the. As a mom myself, i know how challenging it can be to balance working. In this particular story he travels through time in order to save.
The last thing i remember was hearing somebody yell, call 911. It just took me a while to figure out the best way to do it. Browse dan gutmans bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of. Dan gutman has 217 books on goodreads with 237381 ratings. A guide to books by dan gutman a guide to books by dan gutman this printable guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas to supplement each of dan gutmans middlegrade novels. Dan gutmans most popular book is miss daisy is crazy. He began his career writing mostly humorous essays. Get ready to go back in time as stosh travels to 1920 to try to save rayand meets babe ruth, tris speaker, and even harry houdini. Infact, as a lifelong baseball fan, baseball is a regular theme in his books. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dan gutman books online.
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