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Mission Unstoppable (2011)

Title: The Genius Files-Mission Unstoppable Author: Dan GutmanStory ElementsSetting: This story takes place in America and the time is all day long. List the Main Characters and their traits. The main characters are Coke and Pepsi and he/she is 12 years old but then turn 13 because they are twin...

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Never Say Genuis (2000)

This book called The Genius File Never Say Genius By Dan Gutman is the sequel to Mission Unstoppable. 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.S.. The kids were going on a trip a...

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Miss Child Has Gone Wild! (2011)

Fiction-2011A.J.'s third grade class is going on a field trip to the zoo. Miss Child works at the zoo and guides them on this field trip, but the Emily falls into the lion den. The new girl saves Emily with her skateboard. It is funny and adventurous for young readers. Just as long as kids don't ...

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Return of the Homework Machine (2009)

Return of the Homework Machine is the sequel to The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman. It’s about four kids named Snik, Brenton, Judy and Kelsey. When the superchip for the machine goes missing, Snik, Brenton, Judy, and Kelsey worry that it might have fallen into the wrong hands. They search for the...

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Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad! (2009)

Mr. Klutz and Mrs. Coco thought a boy at school was a genius. They took him to room 104 to run some tests on him. The boy thought Dr. Brad was going to take out his brain and replace it with a monkey brain. He tried to hypnotize the boy which did not work. Then the boy tried to hypnotize a girl w...

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The Christmas Genie (2009)

The Christmas Genie arrives via a meteorite coming through the window of the classroom. He’s willing to grant the class one wish, but it has to be made within about 2 hours. The teacher has each child put his/her wish in a bowl and one, by one, the wishes are drawn out and debated. The kids ha...

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Mr. Macky Is Wacky! (2006)

Dan Gutman’s Mr. Macky Is Wacky (My Weird School series) is vintage Gutman: funny, fast paced, and sure to appeal to reluctant readers. Gutman should know. In his foreword to the 2012 edition of the Renaissance Learning report What Kids Are Reading, Gutman writes: As a reluctant reader myself, I ...

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Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal! (2006)

Something weird is going on!First the school bus gets a flat tire, and then Mrs. Kormel is totally lost in the middle of nowhere! Mrs. Kormel is the weirdest bus driver in the history of the world, and she's driving everyone crazy!

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Abner & Me (2007)

Plot-There has always been a controversy between who created the game of baseball. Most people say it was Abner Doubleday. Joe Stoshack, also known as Stosh, wants to travel back in time to find out the truth. The only problem is, is that there is no baseball card of Abner Doubleday. Stosh sent o...

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Mickey & Me (2004)

When Joe Stoshack's dad ends up in the hospital after a car accident, he has two words to say to his son: Mickey Mantle. For Stosh has a special power -- with a baseball card in hand, he can travel back in time. And his dad has a rare card -- Mantle's valuable 1951 rookie card. "I've been thinkin...

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Satch & Me (2006)

"You wanna know who threw the fastest pitch ever?"Many baseball players claim that Satchel Paige was the fastest pitcher in the history of the game. Stosh and his coach, Flip Valentini, are on a mission to find out. With radar gun in tow, they travel back to 1942 and watch Satch pitch to power hi...

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Mrs. Patty Is Batty! (2006)

Something spooky is going on! Mrs. Patty, the secretary, gives out the best Halloween candy in the history of the world! But her house is haunted! People say she's a witch and her husband is a ghost. Is it worth A.J.'s risking his life for the best candy ever?

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Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker! (2006)

Something weird is going on!Mr. Docker must be a mad scientist. He does nutty experiments and has an evil, demented, cackling laugh. Plus he invented a car that runs on potatoes! Mr. Docker is the weirdest science teacher ever! Is he trying to take over the world?

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Funny Boy Versus The Bubble-Brained Barbers From the Big Bang (2000)

Funny Boy, a superhero who disarms villains with his powerful sense of humor, must save the Earth from a trio of bubble-headed barbers from another planet.

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Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheese from Chattanooga (2000)

When cows across the country go on strike and cause a nationwide cheese shortage, everyone initially welcomes Romano, Fontina, Mozzarella, and Monterey Jack. These cliche-cracking giant cheeseheads claim they will return cheese to supermarket shelves everywhere. But Funny Boy isn't fooled for a m...

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The Kid Who Ran For President (2000)

The book The Kid Who Ran For President by Dan Gutman is a kid that became the president of the U.S. In the beginning of the story Lane and Judson are playing a game of pool. Lane is also watching his favorite show Meet the Press, which is talking about which party has a better chance of winning t...

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The Kid Who Became President (2000)

i picked this book because it was the second book of the first book that i made a good read on a few weeks ago this book is a great book and the second book that im writing to you today was the better book than the first because it explained more details and it finished the story. The.The story t...

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Miss Daisy Is Crazy! (2004)

Something weird is going on. Miss Daisy, who teaches second grade, doesn't know how to add or subtract. Not only that, she doesn’t know how to read or write either. She is the dumbest teacher in the history of the world!

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Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! (2004)

Never before has school been this mixed up--or this much fun Principal Klutz was hanging upside down from the school flagpole He kissed a pig on the lips and painted his bald head orange And now he wants to bungee jump off the roof of the school dressed as Santa Claus

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Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind! (2005)

Something weird is going onMusic class is awesome The teacher, Mr. Hynde, raps, break-dances, and plays bongo drums on the principal's bald head. But he goes too far when he tries to make A.J. kiss Andrea in the school play. Yuck Will A.J. survive?

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Shoeless Joe & Me (2003)

Plot:Joe Stoshack, or Stosh, is a baseball fanatic. He has a special gift for traveling through time with baseball cards. In this adventure, Stosh wants to go back into time to help Shoeless Joe Jackson, a famous baseball player from 1919. Shoeless Joe was a fantastic left fielder for the White S...

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Jackie & Me (2000)

Back in TimetDo you wish that you can travel back in time and meet the person you admire most? Joe Stoshack, a young man from the novel Jackie and Me written by Dan Gutman, was able to do so. Joe has the incredible gift to travel back in time by holding any baseball card to his chest. In this nov...

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Honus & Me (2003)

I've read most of the books of this series but this book is probably my favorite. This text tells the story of the Stoshack family. They are extremly poor and need some money and they need it fast. So Joey Stoshack a kid was offered to clean the attic of their neighbor Mrs. Young. She offered to ...

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Getting Air (2007)

They can rule the half-pipe, but can they survive this? Jimmy, David, and Henry are psyched. It's summer, school's out, and they are on their way to California, where they will be able to do some major skating. But on the plane, the unthinkable happens: They are hijacked by terrorists. As frig...

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Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles! (2007)

Something weird is going on! It's Thanksgiving! A.J. is thankful for four days off from school. But he's not thankful for Dr. Carbles, who is grumpier than ever. Dr. Carbles even fires Mr. Klutz! Will A.J. and his friends be able to save their principal's job?

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Mr. Louie Is Screwy! (2007)

Something groovy is going on! It's Valentine's Day! And Mr. Louie, the hippie crossing guard, put a love potion in the water fountain. Now teachers are flirting with each other! Girls are asking boys out on dates! Will A.J. have to kiss Andrea? Not if he can help it. Yuck!

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Miss Suki Is Kooky! (2007)

Something weird is going on!Miss Suki is a famous children's book author--and she's coming to A.J.'s school! She lives in the rainforest and writes about endangered animals. But when her pet raptor gets loose in the classroom, it's the kids who are going to be endangered! Yikes!

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Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! (2006)

Something weird is going on! Miss Holly, the Spanish teacher, is hanging mistletoe everywhere! That means boys will have to kiss girls. And girls will have to kiss boys. Ugh! Miss Holly is taking the holidays way too far!

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The Get Rich Quick Club (2006)

I think this book has great kid appeal qualities: fast-paced, the kids fool the adults, lots of humor, an unexpected twist, and a quick read (only 118 pages). The characters are interesting: Gina, the 5th grade Club CEO who looks to Bill Gates as her hero ...

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Miss Small Is off the Wall! (2005)

Something weird is going on!Miss Small, the gym teacher, is teaching A.J., Andrea, and the gang to juggle scarves, balance feathers, and do the Chicken Dance! Is this any way to stay in shape? Whatever happened to dodgeball?

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Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy! (2006)

Never before has school been this mixed up--or this much fun! Could Mrs Roopy, the new librarian, be A.J.'s craziest teacher yet? When the class shows up they find her dressed first as George Washington and then Little Miss Muffet. And Mrs Roopy won't even admit that it's her! Can A.J. and his c...

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Ms. Hannah Is Bananas! (2006)

Ms. Hannah wears dresses made out of potholders and collects garbage instead of throwing it out. Plus she's making A.J. be partners with smelly Andrea. This is the worst art class ever!

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The Homework Machine (2006)

(*Three and a half stars, actually*) What if you never had to spend time on homework ever again? A homework machine could free up your time to do other fun things---would you use it and keep the secret? What could possibly go wrong?Attracted to the plot summary and diversity in this cast of chara...

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Miss Lazar Is Bizarre! (2005)

Something weird is going on! Miss Lazar likes to dance around the school with a mop! She has a secret room down in the basement where she keeps the bad kids. She says cleaning throw-up is fun! Miss Lazar is the weirdest custodian in the history of the world!

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Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up! (2008)

Something weird is going on!A.J. thinks that nothing can possibly be as boring as a sleepover in the natural history museum. But anything can happen when Ms. Krup is in charge. The tour guide says that dinosaur skeletons come to life in the middle of the night. Is she right?

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Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! (2007)

Something weird is going on!Mrs. Yonkers, the computer teacher, is the nerdiest teacher in the history of the world. She can type with her feet! She buys foam cheeseheads off eBay! She even puts a Webcam on a turtle! Is she trying to take over the planet?

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Ms. LaGrange Is Strange! (2005)

Something weird is going on Ms. LaGrange talks funny, and she's from some other country called France She thinks the vomitorium is a fancy restaurant Plus she's writing secret messages in the mashed potatoes. Ms. LaGrange is the weirdest lunch lady in the history of the world

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Johnny Hangtime (2008)

It's a bird, It's a plane--no, It's Johnny Hangtime! Jumping off the Empire State Building, fighting on the wing of a biplane, and parachuting onto the back of a horse are all in a day's work for 13-year-old Johnny Thyme, a stunt kid known in the movie business as Johnny Hangtime. But Johnny's p...

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Babe & Me (2000)

On October 1, 1932, during Game Three of the Chicago Cubs--New York Yankees World Series, Babe Ruth belted a long home run to straightaway centerfield. According to legend, just before he hit, Babe pointed to the centerfield bleachers and boldly predicted he would slam the next pitch there. Did h...

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Ms. Leakey Is Freaky! (2011)

Leakey Is Freaky! 7 Fast Food When I came home from school on Friday, my mom dumped the stuff from my backpack on the kitchen table like always. A piece of paper flew out…. Come to the grand opening of… McLeakey’s Fast, healthy food for fast, healthy lives! $10 off with this coupon And kids eat F...

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Willie & Me

It was definitely worth a lot of money, and the smart thing to do would be to lock it up in a safe somewhere. But that didn’t seem right. I decided that I was going to put it up on the wall of my bedroom, right above my desk so I could look at it for inspiration while I was doing my homework and ...

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The Talent Show (2010)

In the four days leading up to the Friday night auditions, Mrs. Marotta was a ball of energy. She put flyers up in the windows of every Cape Bluff store. She got in touch with Mr. Linn, the man who offered to donate his sound and lighting equipment. She had to make sure the custodian would be aro...

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My Weirdest School #2 (2015)

Cuddy Is Nutty! Ms. Cuddy was staring at the TV with her mouth open. She didn’t say anything. But I could tell she was really angry. She made both of her hands into fists, and it looked like her eyes were on fire. “Those dirty, rotten . . .” She was mumbling to herself. Then she started shouting....

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Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!

2 Coach Hyatt Is Mean Girls aren’t supposed to be football coaches! That’s a scientific fact. What do girls know about pushing and shoving and knocking kids on their butts? Girls only care about puppies and butterflies, and what color nail polish they have on. But the lady who got out of the Mini...

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Mr. Sunny Is Funny!

Sunny Is Funny! 5 A Strange Visitor We all looked up. Sure enough, in the distance there was a shark fin sticking out of the water! “WOW!” everybody said, which is “MOM” upside down. “Eeeeeeeeeeeek!” somebody screamed. Sharks are scary! My friend Billy, who lives around the corner, told me a shar...

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Ms. Coco Is Loco!

Next the sound of drums started pounding out of the speakers. Then the lights went out and laser beams started shooting all over the place in different colors. The drums got louder! The lights got brighter! Then this guy ran onto the stage. He had on a baseball cap, and he was wearing this long p...

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Mr. Burke Is Berserk!

Burke Is Berserk! 2 A Seesaw Battle The lawn mower race was hilarious, because lawn mowers go really slow. I mean, I can walk faster than those things. It was like watching a turtle race. But it was still exciting, and everybody was yelling and screaming. “Put the pedal to the metal, Mr. Klutz!” ...

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Miss Brown Is Upside Down! (2015)

Right after we pledged the allegiance the next morning, Miss Brown came into our classroom. This time she wasn’t hopping on a pogo stick. She climbed in through the window! “Anybody can use a door,” she told us. “It’s more creative to climb in the window.” Miss Brown is weird. Neil brought his mo...

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Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy! (2009)

Jafee Is Daffy! 6 Stonewall Jackson Every Tuesday after fizz ed we go see Mrs. Roopy in the media center. It used to be called the “library,” but over the summer they changed it to the “media center.” Nobody knows why. When we got there, Mrs. Roopy wasn’t around, but a guy with a beard was standi...

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Mr. Jack Is a Maniac!

Jack Is a Maniac! 11 Teamwork The bear got up on its hind legs and let out another roar. Everybody was frozen. Well, everybody wasn’t really frozen. If everybody had been frozen, we would have been made out of ice cubes. “We’re all going to die!” whispered Emily. I’m sure she would have run out o...

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Ms. Sue Has No Clue! (2013)

Sue Has No Clue! 1Five Thousand Dollars! My name is A.J. and I hate dead fish. Live fish are okay, but I don’t like the dead ones. We just finished pledging the allegiance in Mr. Granite’s class when our principal, Mr. Klutz, came in. He has no hair at all. I mean none. But you wouldn’t know it, ...

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The Genius Files #4

Please! Have a little patience. Our story is just beginning, and the journey has not even begun. Stick with it, dear reader, and your unhealthy thirst for blood, gore, and tragedy will be satisfied. By the way, if you’d like to follow the McDonalds on their trip back home to California, it’s easy...

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Mrs. Lilly Is Silly!

Lilly Is Silly! We didn’t wait around for Michael to come back to class. We had a newspaper to finish. Andrea typed her stories into the computer. Mrs. Lilly used a laptop computer to look up photos we could use. She found a picture of Elvis Presley and made it look like he was standing next to M...

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Never Say Genius

McDonald pulled off the highway and drove a few miles to Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Williamsport, Maryland. Mrs. McDonald checked in at the office while the kids checked out the pool. It was an uneventful night. In the morning, Dr. McDonald said he was in the mood for poached eggs...

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Roberto & Me (2010)

ESPECIALLY MONDAYS LIKE THIS MONDAY, when we get our report cards. Most schools send out report cards by mail, so you don’t see the bad news until you get home. At my school, they hand them out first thing in the morning, during homeroom. That way you have the whole day to figure out how you’re g...

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Ray & Me

A GUY WITH arms that were thicker than my legs had wrapped a straitjacket around me and tied it tight. Then he picked me up, hoisted me over his shoulder, and carried me down the hallway. “Dr. Wright!” I shouted. “Shut yer trap!” barked the goon who was carrying me. “Before it fills with flies.” ...

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Jim & Me

If Jim killed himself, it wouldn’t be John McGraw’s fault for being mean to him. It would be our fault for not saving him. And if we didn’t save Jim, Bobby was a goner. That would be my fault alone, because I was the one who had brought him to 1913 in the first place. I must admit there were time...

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Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!

Tony Is Full of Baloney! Chapter 7My Genius Idea My mom told me that her catering company wasn’t doing very well. The Six Moms still didn’t have any customers, and nobody wanted to buy their fancy sandwiches. Mom said it was because of the economy, whatever that means. But the food drive at schoo...

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Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga

THIS IS WHEN IT GETS REALLY EXCITING AND IT LOOKS LIKE FUNNY BOY IS GOING TO DIE! I, Funny Boy, was on my way for a final confrontation with the chitchatting cheeses from Chattanooga. United States Government planes, helicopters, and cars rushed Bob Foster, Punch, and me to the Wisconsin barn whe...

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Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble!

Mr. Klutz was about to announce the winner of the election. We were all on pins and needles. Well, not really. That would hurt. “The president of the third grade is … NOBODY!” “Gasp!” everybody gasped. “Nobody?” I yelled. “I’m sorry,” said Mr. Klutz, “but A.J. and Andrea have both been disqualifi...

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Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous!

Nicholas Is Ridiculous! 7 The Truth About Dr. Nicholas We have lunch in the vomitorium. It used to be called the cafetorium until some kid threw up in there last year. It was gross. I sat with the guys and Alexia. Then Andrea and Emily came over, and we had to squeeze together to make room for th...

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Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay)

WELL, NOT THE REAL PRESIDENT. JUST SOME FAKE GUY. THIS WAY, WE DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE THE BOOK EVERY TIME THERE’S A NEW PRESIDENT. PRETTY SMART, HUH? Bob Foster, Punch, and I just made the flight in time and rushed to the White House in Washington. A guard met us at the gate. “I have been summoned ...

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Miss Kraft Is Daft!

4 It Takes Brains to Be a Sub You know what it means when your teacher gets sick? It means you get a substitute teacher! Yay! Having a sub is cool because you don’t have to do work or learn anything. You can do whatever you want. It’s too bad teachers can’t be sick all the time. Then school would...

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Ted & Me (2012)

I DIDN’T JUST KNOW ALL THE FACTS THAT WENT INTO THIS book. I got them from reading other books and newspaper articles, watching videos, and searching the internet. These are some of my best sources…. Berg, A. Scott. Lindbergh. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1998. Cramer, Richard Ben. What Do You ...

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Miss Klute Is a Hoot!

A few minutes later, Mr. Macky came back from the teachers’ lounge. Emily was with him, eating a hot dog. “So how are you making out with Miss Klute?” Mr. Macky asked. “Ewwww! Gross!” we all shouted. “We’re not making out with Miss Klute!” “Arlo had a great idea,” Andrea said. “Go ahead; ask him,...

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Ms. Todd Is Odd!

Todd Is Odd! 1 The Free Stuff Room My name is A.J. and I hate school. There’s only one room in Ella Mentry School that I really like. It’s the lost and found room! The lost and found room is right near the office. It is the coolest room in the history of the world because there is lots of free st...

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Miss Mary Is Scary! (2010)

3 Miss Mary Is Weird Mr. Klutz has a daughter? I knew he was married to a lady named Mrs. Klutz. But I didn’t know they had kids. Mr. Klutz told us that a long time ago, before he was married to Mrs. Klutz, he was married to some other lady in England and they had a baby. So Miss Mary grew up in ...

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Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!

Cooney Is Loony! 10 I Thought She Was Gonna Die “Now are you convinced, A.J.?” Andrea asked, taking a big bite of her apple. Me and Ryan and Michael were sitting around the vomitorium talking about Mrs. Cooney. It was so important that we even let Andrea and Emily sit at our table. All the eviden...

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Officer Spence Makes No Sense (2009)

4 True or False? Go first? Where? I didn’t even know where I was going, but I sure didn’t want to go there first. Officer Spence took me to Room 104. That’s Dr. Brad’s room. He’s our school counselor. He helps kids with their problems. But I don’t have any problems, so I don’t have to see him. Dr...

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Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy! (2010)

Lizzy Is Dizzy! 9 Every Week Is Crazy Week I thought that would be the end of Crazy Week. But something even crazier happened the next Monday. We were at recess swinging on the swings when you’ll never guess in a million hundred years who showed up on the playground. No, it wasn’t Mrs. Lizzy. I t...

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License to Thrill

Coke shouted as he and Pep scrambled down the ladder of the spaceship, jumping off the last few steps and tumbling to the grass. Pep got on her hands and knees and kissed the ground. It felt so good to be home. “I can’t believe we made it back,” Pep said, giggling uncontrollably. “I thought it wa...

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Miss Laney Is Zany! (2010)

9 Plays Are Boring The next day me and Ryan were walking up the front steps to school. “Maybe Miss Laney isn’t a real speech teacher,” said Ryan. “Maybe she’s just some crazy person who loves game shows.” “Yeah,” I said, “maybe she kidnapped our real speech teacher and locked her in a grass hut o...

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Nightmare at the Book Fair (2008)

His name was Reed, of course. Reed McReedy. When Reed would read, Reed would read very speedy.Reed learned how to read before he could crawl, before he could walk or throw a ball. He would read in his crib and read in his stroller. He’d read while his dentist pulled out a molar! Fat books and thi...

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Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control!

Dole Is Out of Control! 11 Passing Out and Making Out Me and the guys caught Mrs. Daisy just before she was about to hit the ground. Her eyes were closed and she was all limp, like a rag doll. “Wake up!” Ryan shouted. “Wake up, Mrs. Daisy!” “She can’t hear you,” said Neil. “Is she dead?” I asked....

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