Books by Dan Gutman

Portrait of Dan Gutman

Dan Gutman is a bestselling American author celebrated for his witty, fast-paced stories that spark a love of reading in children. Best known for the long-running My Weird School series, he blends humour, mischief, and everyday school adventures into tales that captivate even the most reluctant readers. His approachable style and knack for seeing the world through a child's eyes have made his books firm favourites in classrooms and libraries alike.

Beyond schoolyard escapades, Gutman has written imaginative sports fiction, time-travel adventures, and historical mysteries, each infused with his trademark energy and heart. His work consistently champions curiosity, teamwork, and the joy of learning, ensuring a wide appeal to young readers and parents seeking stories that entertain as they inspire.

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  • My Weird School 21Book Box Set

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 21Book Box Set

    3 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 12 million books sold, bestselling author Dan Gutman's My Weird School series really gets kids reading.Ella Mentry School is just plain weird! This box set includes:#1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!#2: Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!#3: Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!#4: Ms.

    3 in stock

    £69.43

  • My Weird School 1 Miss Daisy Is Crazy

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 1 Miss Daisy Is Crazy

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In the first My Weird School bookever, second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head at Ella Mentary School. She doesn''t even know how to add or subtract!But the students, like A.J. and his friends, have other things on their minds. Principal Klutz has promised their class that if they read a million pages in books, they can turn the school into a video-game arcade for one whole night!Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman''s insanely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don''t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!

    1 in stock

    £6.93

  • My Weird School 2 Mr. Klutz Is Nuts

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 2 Mr. Klutz Is Nuts

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisA skateboarding principal offers unusual incentives to his students to motivate them to learn more.Trade Review" ... an easy chapter book that will satisfy newly confident as well as reluctant readers who ask for funny books." -- School Library Journal

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 3 Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 3 Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisA.J. and his classmates are convinced that new school librarian, Mrs. Roopy, has multiple personality disorder because she keeps pretending to be famous people.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 4 Ms. Hannah Is Bananas

    HarperCollins My Weird School 4 Ms. Hannah Is Bananas

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In the fourth book of the original My Weird School series, art teacher Ms.

    7 in stock

    £5.99

  • The Get Rich Quick Club

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Get Rich Quick Club

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWe, the members of the Get Rich Quick Club, in order to form a more perfect summer, vow that we will figure out a way to make a million dollars by September. We agree that neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night will prevent us from achieving our stated goal, till death do us part.Gina Tumolo and her Get Rich Quick Club are determined to make their summer pay off. They''re going to make a pact and hatch a scheme, and their small-town life will never be the same again.

    10 in stock

    £8.39

  • Abner  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Abner Me

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisCannons are blasting! Bullets are flying! Wounded soldiers are everywhere!Stosh has time-traveled to 1863, right into the middle of the Civil War. In possibly his most exciting and definitely his most dangerous trip yet, Stosh has decided to answer the question for all time: did Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, really invent the game of baseball?It''s all here: big laughs, dramatic action, fast baseball games in the middle of a battlefield. You''ll be blown away by this sixth amazing baseball card adventure!

    10 in stock

    £7.99

  • Satch  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Satch Me

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisYou 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 hitter Josh Gibson in the Negro League World Series. They soon learn that everything about Satch is fast—whether it’s his talking, driving, or getaways. But is he really the fastest pitcher who ever lived?This baseball card adventure is a whirlwind of excitement, drama, and curveballs—starring one of the liveliest athletes in the game!

    10 in stock

    £8.99

  • My Weird School 5 Miss Small Is off the Wall

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 5 Miss Small Is off the Wall

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.90

  • My Weird School 6 Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 6 Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!It’s time to jam in this sixth book in the My Weird School series. survive?Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 7 Mrs. Cooney Is Loony

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 7 Mrs. Cooney Is Loony

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In this seventh book in the My Weird School series, A.J.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 8 Ms. LaGrange Is Strange

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 8 Ms. LaGrange Is Strange

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 9 Miss Lazar Is Bizarre

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 9 Miss Lazar Is Bizarre

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 11 Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 11 Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisSomething 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!

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • Ms Todd Is Odd

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ms Todd Is Odd

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 13 Mrs. Patty Is Batty

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 13 Mrs. Patty Is Batty

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisSomething 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?

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 14 Miss Holly Is Too Jolly

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 14 Miss Holly Is Too Jolly

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisSomething 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!

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 15 Mr Macky Is Wacky

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 15 Mr Macky Is Wacky

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 17 Miss Suki Is Kooky

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 17 Miss Suki Is Kooky

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisMiss 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!

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 18 Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 18 Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In the eighteenth book in the My Weird School series, Mrs. Yonkers, the computer teacher, is the nerdiest teacher in the history of the world.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 19 Dr. Carbles Is Losing His

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 19 Dr. Carbles Is Losing His

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! and his friends be able to save their principal's job?Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School 20 Mr. Louie Is Screwy

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 20 Mr. Louie Is Screwy

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In the twentieth book in the My Weird School series, something groovy is going on! Yuck!Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • Ray  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ray Me

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhat would you do if you had a chance to save someone''s life?When Stosh gets hit on the head with a baseball, he''s lucky to survive. Then he learns about another player who wasn''t so lucky—Ray Chapman, the only player in major league history to get hit by a pitched ball and die.Can Stosh use his time-traveling abilities to save Ray Chapman''s life, and the reputation of the pitcher who threw the ball? He''s going to try! Along the way, he''ll meet Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, and even Harry Houdini. But when Stosh falls into a Houdini-level trap, the question isn''t just whether he can save Ray—but whether he can escape from 1920.

    10 in stock

    £7.99

  • Ted  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ted Me

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    Book SynopsisWith more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life! Joe Stosh Stoshack has an incredible ability. He can travel through time using baseball cards. But the FBI has learned of his talent, and now they have a mission for him: go back to 1941 and warn President Roosevelt about the attack on Pearl Harbor!Stosh is reluctant, until he finds out that his ticket to 1941 is a Ted Williams card. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he lost years of his career to serve in the Marines. How many more home runs would the Splendid Splinter have hit if he had those years back? What if Stosh can prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor and convince Williams not to serve in the military?With black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Ted & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.

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    £13.59

  • Ted  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ted Me

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life! Joe Stosh Stoshack has an incredible ability. He can travel through time using baseball cards. But the FBI has learned of his talent, and now they have a mission for him: go back to 1941 and warn President Roosevelt about the attack on Pearl Harbor!Stosh is reluctant, until he finds out that his ticket to 1941 is a Ted Williams card. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he lost years of his career to serve in the Marines. How many more home runs would the Splendid Splinter have hit if he had those years back? What if Stosh can prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor and convince Williams not to serve in the military?With black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Ted & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.

    10 in stock

    £7.99

  • My Weird School 21

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School 21

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £6.90

  • My Weird School Daze 1 Mrs. Dole Is Out of

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 1 Mrs. Dole Is Out of

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! And what could possibly go wrong?Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 2 Mr. Sunny Is Funny

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 2 Mr. Sunny Is Funny

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In the second book in My Weird School Daze—the hilarious second arc of the My Weird School series—A.J.

    10 in stock

    £6.90

  • My Weird School Daze 3 Mr. Granite Is from

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 3 Mr. Granite Is from

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 4 Coach Hyatt Is a Riot

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 4 Coach Hyatt Is a Riot

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe weirdness never stops!It's Pee Wee Football season, and A.J.'s new coach is crazy. She wants the boys to do push-ups in the mud. She wants them to pick up a car. And worst of all, she wants to put girls on the team! You'll never believe in a million hundred years what happens in the big game.Trade Review"Even the most reluctant reader will be drawn in." -- School Library Journal "Even the most reluctant reader will be drawn in by the humor and repetitive silliness. Add where beginning chapter books are needed." -- School Library Journal

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 5 Officer Spence Makes No

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 5 Officer Spence Makes No

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! You'll have to read the book to find out.Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 6 Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 6 Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe weirdness never stops!The new vice principal of Ella Mentry School has some crazy ideas on how to teach kids. A.J. and the gang have to stand on their heads while they do math! They have to take a spelling test underwater! Everybody has to do yoga! Could it possibly get any weirder?

    10 in stock

    £6.92

  • Dr. Brad has Gone Mad

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dr. Brad has Gone Mad

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 8 Miss Laney Is Zany

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 8 Miss Laney Is Zany

    10 in stock

    Book Synopsishas to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third-grade play, Romeo & Juliet. And you'll never guess in a million hundred years who's going to play Juliet.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 9 Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 9 Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe weirdness never stops!Help! With the Recess Enrichment Program, A.J. and the gang have to take classes even during recess! The new teacher, Mrs. Lizzy, teaches how to make balloon animals, how to compost worms, and lots of other weird useless skills that nobody would ever want to know in a million hundred years!

    10 in stock

    £7.00

  • My Weird School Daze 10 Miss Mary Is Scary

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 10 Miss Mary Is Scary

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 11 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!Something weird is going on! Quick, get the garlic!Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, bestselling author Dan Gutman’s insanely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • My Weird School Daze 11 Mr. Tony Is Full of

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 11 Mr. Tony Is Full of

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe weirdness never stops!Oh no! And Mr. Tony, the guy who runs it, is crazy. He wants to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by making the world’s largest pizza! and the gang beable to tunnel out of the child-care room and escape to freedom? Run for your lives!

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £13.51

  • My Weird School Daze 12 Ms. Leakey Is Freaky

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Weird School Daze 12 Ms. Leakey Is Freaky

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!Oh no! In this twelfth book in the My Weird School Daze series, kids are getting too unhealthy, so Ella Mentry School has hired a health teacher to help the kids eat right and exercise.Ms.

    10 in stock

    £5.99

  • Willie  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Willie Me

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisWith more than 1.5 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures series brings the greatest players in history to life. Featuring black-and-white photographs and stats throughout, plus back matter separating fact from fiction, Willie & Me is the perfect mix of history and action for every young baseball fan.Stosh thought he was finished traveling back in time. But then Ralph Branca shows up in his room one night, begging for Stosh''s help. In 1951, Branca pitched a ball to Bobby Thomson that would become the Shot Heard Round the World, a home run that won the National League pennant for the New York Giants and changed the lives of Branca and Thomson forever. Branca says the Giants were cheating, and he needs Stosh to use his power with baseball cards to go back in time and set things right.Stosh is determined to help, but he quickly learns that you can''t change just one little thing in history. If he erases the Shot Heard Round the World, he may for

    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • Willie  Me

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc Willie Me

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £8.99

  • The Genius Files Mission Unstoppable

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Genius Files Mission Unstoppable

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £12.94

  • The Genius Files Mission Unstoppable

    HarperCollins The Genius Files Mission Unstoppable

    15 in stock

    15 in stock

    £8.67

  • The Genius Files 2 Never Say Genius

    HarperCollins The Genius Files 2 Never Say Genius

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn this second book in the thrilling, New York Times bestselling adventure series, twelve-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald see the Midwest like you’ve never seen it before.They never asked to be geniuses.Trade ReviewKids will appreciate the book for its nonstop action and goofball humor. -- School Library Journal

    2 in stock

    £8.60

  • You Only Die Twice

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc You Only Die Twice

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe most exciting road trip in history continues! In this third book in the thrilling, New York Times bestselling adventure series, twelve-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald dodge nefarious villains all the way to Graceland.The genius twins Coke and Pepsi have narrowly escaped a vat of a Spam, a pit of boiling fry oil, and a score of crazed adults all bent on killing them. But just when they thought they were safe, their arch nemesis Dr. Herman Warsaw reappeared, engaged to their Aunt Judy! Whoa—didn''t he die already?! Now, as the twins continue their family road trip from Washington D.C. through the South, it will take every bit of their genius abilities to outwit their wacky enemies. It doesn''t help that their parents remain totally oblivious! When they finally get to Graceland, Elvis''s home in Memphis, Tennessee, Coke and Pepsi come to an explosive conclusion you''ll have to read to believe!With Dan Gutman’s laugh-out-lou

    10 in stock

    £14.44

  • The Genius Files 3 You Only Die Twice 03

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Genius Files 3 You Only Die Twice 03

    10 in stock

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    10 in stock

    £7.99

  • The Genius Files 4 From Texas with Love

    HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Genius Files 4 From Texas with Love

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"A quirky look at Americana that will engage curious minds. Those looking for a fun and suspenseful read similar to those from Pseudonymous Bosch will not be disappointed." -- ALA Booklist "There is no shortage of humor or action. Gutman continues to do what he does best: entertain readers." -- Publishers Weekly

    10 in stock

    £8.78

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