Before becoming a childrens writer, gutman worked as a newspaper columnist and video game magazine editor. Dan gutman born october 19, 1955 is an american writer, primarily of childrens fiction. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he lost years of his career to serve in the marines. Dan gutman ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. My weird school harpercollins, 20042007 this is a silly series for beginning readers. No one could possibly not acknowledge that, admits bestselling author dan gutman.
Having written it in 1994, it was finally published by harpercollins. Dan gutman was born in a log cabin in illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle. In the past hes gone to 1919 to visit honus wagner and 1932 to visit babe ruth. 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. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is about a boy named joe stoshack or stosh who has this special power to time travel through the use of baseball cards. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Macky is wacky my weird school series is vintage gutman. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations. Dan gutman may be weird, but he is also beloved by kids, parents, and teachers across the country. Stosh is reluctant, until he finds out that his ticket to 1941 is a ted williams card. Dec 03, 2012 when i first got started, i thought i was a genius. I wish i could visit every school that invites me, but thats impossible. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
His books include the my weird school series more than 10 million copies sold, the baseball card adventures more than 1. This tale of a boy who travels back to 1947 to meet robinson and in the process learns firsthand what it was like to be a person of color in late 1940s america hits a home run right out of ebbets field. Dan gutman ebooks epub and pdf format dan gutman ebooks. You can also watch these readalouds later, or on dans web site.
Having said that, there are two ways i can visit your school. Download audiobooks by dan gutman stream or download. When he was a kid, dan gutman always did his homework. He can travel to the year and the player that is listed on the card. When i first got started, i thought i was a genius. In jim and me, theres this boy nicknamed stosh who is obsessed with baseball and knows a lot about the history of the game as well. The fbi has found out about stoshs power to travel through time with baseball cards, and they have assigned him to go back to 1941 to warn president roosevelt about the attack on pearl harbor. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Click here for a list of all my books and a short description of each one. Having written it in 1994, it was finally published by harpercollins in 1997.
Dan gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devoured all the books in the sportsloving authors baseball card adventure series. Ron gutman ted speaker ron gutman is the founder and former ceo of healthtap, free mobile and online apps for health info. With more than 12 million books sold, the my weird school series really gets kids reading. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book. The author is dan gutman, and the book is apart of his a baseball card adventure book series. I just finsihed reading the book, jim and me, by dan gutman. If you want to learn more about dan or his books, stop by his web site. See the complete baseball card adventures series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
At ella mentry school, all the grownups are quite weird in their own weird way. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he. 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. In his foreword to the 2012 edition of the renaissance learning report what kids are reading, gutman writes. Dan gutman books list of books by author dan gutman. 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. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor, stosh also seizes on the chance to help the splendid. Actually, dan gutman grew up in new jersey and he writes on a laptop computer. Stosh is shocked when his enemy, bobby fuller, begs him for a favor. The setting takes place mostly in the 1941, in philadelphia.
Dan gutman author dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. Stosh will get some helpfrom the immortal ted williams. This is an adventure type book, so if you truly enjoy adventure this is the book for you. When he was a boy, dan didnt like to read, and his books are most popular with reluctant readers today. He wants stosh to take him back in time to meet native american jim thorpean olympic champion who lost his medals in a scandal.