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Publication Order of The Kid Who Ran For President Books

The Kid Who Ran for President(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Kid Who Became President(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Million Dollar Books

The Million Dollar Shot(1900)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Million Dollar Kick(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Million Dollar Goal(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Million Dollar Strike(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Million Dollar Putt(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Baseball Card Adventures Books

Publication Order of Tales From The Sandlot Books

The Shortstop Who Knew Too Much(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Green Monster in Left Field(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Catcher Who Shocked the World(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Pitcher Who Went Out of His Mind(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of L.A.F. Books Books

Lab Coat Girl & the Amazing Benjamin Bone (By: Margie Palatini)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lab Coat Girl in Cool Fuel (By: Margie Palatini)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lab Coat Girl in My Triple-Decker Hero (By: Margie Palatini)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
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Publication Order of Qwerty Stevens Books

Back in Time with Thomas Edison(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weird School Books

Miss Daisy Is Crazy!(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Hannah Is Bananas!(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Small Is off the Wall!(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. LaGrange Is Strange!(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Lazar Is Bizarre!(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Todd Is Odd!(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Patty Is Batty!(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Holly Is Too Jolly!(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Macky Is Wacky!(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Coco Is Loco!(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Suki Is Kooky!(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles!(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Louie Is Screwy!(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
My Weird Writing Tips(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weird School Daze Books

Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control!(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Sunny Is Funny!(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Officer Spence Makes No Sense!(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy!(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad!(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Laney Is Zany!(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy!(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Mary Is Scary!(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Leakey Is Freaky!(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weird School Early Readers Books

Talent Show Mix-Up(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Goes to the Museum(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Class Pet Mess!(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Teamwork Trouble(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weird School Fast Facts Books

Sports(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Geography(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Space, Humans, and Farts(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dinosaurs, Dodos, and Woolly Mammoths(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mummies, Myths, and Mysteries(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weird School Special Books

It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls!(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bunny Double, We're in Trouble!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Back to School, Weird Kids Rule!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Oh, Valentine, We've Lost Our Minds!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bummer in the Summer!(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
We’re Red, Weird, and Blue! What Can We Do?(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Leprechaun Is Finally Gone!(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weird School Graphic Novels

Mr. Corbett Is in Orbit!(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
My Weird School Graphic Novel: Get a Grip! We're on a Trip! (With: Jim Paillot)(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weirder School Books

Miss Child Has Gone Wild!(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Harrison Is Embarrassin'!(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Lilly Is Silly!(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Burke Is Berserk!(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Beard Is Weird!(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble!(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Kraft Is Daft!(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous!(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Sue Has No Clue!(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Jack Is a Maniac!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Klute Is a Hoot!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Lane Is a Pain!(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weirdest School Books

Mr. Cooper Is Super!(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Cuddy Is Nutty!(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Brown Is Upside Down!(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Meyer Is on Fire!(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Daisy Is Still Crazy!(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Nick Is a Lunatic!(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Joni Is a Phony!(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Master Is a Disaster!(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Tracy Is Spacey!(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Newman Isn't Human!(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Will Needs to Chill!(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Hall Is a Goofball!(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weirder-est School Books

Dr. Snow Has Got to Go!(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Porter Is Out of Order!(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dr. Floss Is the Boss!(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Blake Is a Flake!(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Marty Loves a Party!(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Bacon Is Fakin'!(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ms. Jo-Jo Is a Yo-Yo!(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Miss Aker Is a Maker!(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Barr Has Gone Too Far!(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot!(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mrs. Stoker Is a Joker!(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lil Mouse Is in the House!(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of My Weirdtastic School Books

Miss Banks Pulls Lots of Pranks! (With: Jim Paillot)(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Genius Files Books

Mission Unstoppable(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Never Say Genius(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
You Only Die Twice(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
From Texas with Love(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
License to Thrill(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Flashback Four Books

The Lincoln Project(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Titanic Mission(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Pompeii Disaster(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Hamilton-Burr Duel(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Rappy the Raptor Books

Rappy the Raptor(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rappy Goes to School(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rappy Goes to the Supermarket(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rappy Goes to the Library(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rappy Goes to Mars(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rappy and His Favorite Things(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Homework Machine Books

The Homework Machine(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Return of the Homework Machine(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Funny Boy Books

Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

They Came From Center Field(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Virtually Perfect(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Katy's Gift(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Johnny Hangtime(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Secret Life of Dr. DeMented(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon
Race for the Sky(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Get Rich Quick Club(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Getting Air(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Nightmare at the Book Fair(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Christmas Genie(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Talent Show(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Houdini and Me(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

How I Won the World Series(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Picture Books

Casey Back at Bat(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

It Ain't Cheating If You Don't Get Caught(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon
Baseball Babylon(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon
Baseball's Biggest Bloopers(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon
World Series Classics(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Banana Bats and Ding-Dong Balls(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Taking Flight(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ice Skating(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Baseball's Greatest Games(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
Way Baseball Works(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
Gymnastics(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cal Ripken, Jr. (With: Cal Ripken Jr.,Mike Bryan)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jackie Robinson(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Landslide!(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Recycle This Book(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Election!(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
My Weird Reading Tips(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive?(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of I Can Read: Level 2 Books

Emmett's Pig (By: Mary Stolz)(1959)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bread and Jam for Frances (By: Russell Hoban)(1964)Description / Buy at Amazon
Kick, Pass, and Run (By: Leonard Kessler)(1966)Description / Buy at Amazon
Small Pig (By: Arnold Lobel)(1969)Description / Buy at Amazon
Owl at Home (By: Arnold Lobel)(1975)Description / Buy at Amazon
Uncle Elephant (By: Arnold Lobel)(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Mouse Tales (By: Arnold Lobel)(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon
Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia (By: Herman Parish)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Amazing Tigers! (By: Sarah L. Thomson)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Best Seat in Second Grade (By: Katharine Kenah)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Best Teacher in Second Grade (By: Katharine Kenah)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Amazing Snakes! (By: Sarah L. Thomson)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Amazing Dolphins! (By: Sarah L. Thomson)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Day the Dinosaurs Died (By: Charlotte Lewis Brown)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
After the Dinosaurs (By: Charlotte Lewis Brown)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flappy and Scrappy (By: Arthur Yorinks)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Detective Dinosaur Undercover (By: James Skofield)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Strike Three, Marley! (By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flat Stanley and the Haunted House (By: Jeff Brown)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cats, Dogs, Hamsters, and Horses (By: Mary Hassinger)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Snow Dog Marley (By: John Grogan)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Dog Who Cried Woof (By: John Grogan)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flat Stanley and the Firehouse (By: Jeff Brown)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Sea Creatures (By: Anonymous)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marley's Big Adventure (By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Best Chef in Second Grade (By: Katharine Kenah)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Gilbert, the Surfer Dude (By: Diane deGroat)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea (By: Charlotte Lewis Brown)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin (By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Curious Creatures Down Under (By: Anonymous)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jungle Beasts (By: Anonymous)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Barnyard Critters (By: Mary Hassinger)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Forest Friends (By: Zondervan)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Pony Scouts: Back in the Saddle (By: Catherine Hapka)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Farm Dog (By: Richard Cowdrey,John Grogan)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Zack's Alligator and the First Snow (By: Shirley Mozelle)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marley: Not a Peep! (By: John Grogan)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flat Stanley at Bat (By: Jeff Brown)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marley: The Dog Who Ate My Homework (By: John Grogan)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Monster School: First Day Frights (By: Dave Keane)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Riff Raff the Mouse Pirate (By: Susan Schade)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Riff Raff Sails the High Cheese (By: Susan Schade)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Marley Learns a Lesson (By: John Grogan)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Riff Raff: Shiver Me Whiskers! (By: Susan Schade)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flat Stanley Goes Camping (By: Jeff Brown)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Riff Raff: Can't You See? We're Lost at Sea! (By: Susan Schade)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Show-and-Tell, Flat Stanley! (By: Jeff Brown)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Monster School: The Spooky Sleepover (By: Dave Keane)(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
My Weird School: Talent Show Mix-Up(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
My Weird School Goes to the Museum(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Flat Stanley and the Missing Pumpkins (By: Jeff Brown)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
John F. Kennedy the Brave (By: Sheila Keenan)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Long, Tall Lincoln (By: Jennifer Dussling)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
My Weird School: Class Pet Mess!(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
George Washington: The First President (By: Sarah Albee)(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful Leader (By: Sarah Albee)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Alexander Hamilton: A Plan for America (By: Sarah Albee)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ben Franklin Thinks Big (By: Sheila Keenan)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Harriet Tubman: Freedom Fighter (By: Nadia L. Hohn)(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Angry Birds Movie 2: Best Enemies (By: Tomas Palacios)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Helen Keller: The World at Her Fingertips (By: Sarah Albee)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Thomas Edison: Lighting the Way (By: Lori Haskins Houran)(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jane Goodall: A Champion of Chimpanzees (By: Sarah Albee)(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
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Publication Order of Ready-to-Read Level 2 Books

Romulus and Remus (By: Anne Rockwell)(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge: The First Book (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge in the Green Time (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry And Mudge And Annie's Good Move (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan (By: Cynthia Rylant)(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon
Helen Keller and the Big Storm (By: Patricia Lakin)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig (By: Stephen Krensky)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble (By: Stephanie Greene)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed (By: Stephen Krensky)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
Thomas Edison to the Rescue! (By: Howard Goldsmith)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers (By: Jonah Winter)(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon
Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie Oakley Saves the Day (By: Anna DiVito)(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon
George Washington's First Victory (By: Stephen Krensky)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon
Jackie Robinson and the Big Game(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement (By: Peter Merchant)(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Pink Surprise (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Teacup Club (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Thomas Jefferson and the Ghostriders (By: Howard Goldsmith)(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Cozy Nest (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Shining Star (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Magical House (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ruby's New Home (By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends (By: Cynthia Rylant)(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Team Stays Together! (By: Tony Dungy,Vanessa Brantley-Newton)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Missing Cupcake Mystery (By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Justin and the Bully (By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Go, Jade, Go!: with audio recording (By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Here Comes the Parade! (By: Tony Dungy,Lauren Dungy)(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Old Friends, New Friends (By: Patricia Hall)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hooray for Reading! (By: Patricia Hall)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Going to Grandma's (By: Patricia Hall)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
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Children’s fiction writer, Dan Gutman, is an American writer who has written popular book series such as My Weird School Series, The Genius Files, The Homework Machine Series and the Baseball Card Adventures series. The latter’s first book Honus & Me has since been adapted into a TV movie. Apart from his series, he has also penned other great book titles, newspaper and magazine articles, adult non-fiction and screen plays among other written works.

Early Life and Career

Born in New York City on October 19, 1955, Dan Gutman grew up in Newark New Jersey with his sister,Lucy, raised by his single mother from the age of 13 onward after his dad abandoned them. A baseball fan, he attended Rutgers University to pursue a degree in Psychology which he later found out not to be to his liking and instead decided to work on his passion for writing. During the 80’s he wrote essays for the Advance, a Staten Island newspaper and tried his hand at writing magazine articles and screenplays. Though he wanted to write humor, other than having some of his photos published on the Cracked and Crazy, a children’s humor magazine, he went through a trying time where his book ideas were rejected by publishers. However, in 1982, a beacon of light was shone his way and with the Pac-Man video game craze making ripples among players, his unwavering attitude saw him start a video games magazine, Video Games Player, that sold well and was later renamed Computer Games. Meanwhile, he married his wife Nina in 1983 who worked as an illustrator for the his magazine. His love for sports has since seen him evolve into writing sports books and middle grade fiction that have resulted in a number of book series. He now lives with his wife Nina and kids Emma and Sam.

Writing Career and Published Works

In the years following his newspaper essays and the establishment of his Video Games Player magazine, Dan Gutman came up with the genius ideas which probably led to the development of three of his most successful book series yet: the currently 11-book Baseball Card Adventure Series, the more than 30-titles of My Weird School and My Weird School Daze series as well as the Genius Files.Though Dan Gutman did not like writing aout computers much, he had gained a lot of experience with them during his time as Computer Games editor and when it went out of business in 1985, his continued passion for writing saw him write on computers and other topics and this saw his works published in a wide variety of eclectic platforms from Newsweek and Writer’s Digest to Esquire and Psychology Today. During this stint while writing on computers, Dan Gutman also commandeered a newspaper column that featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald and other newspapers all the while trying to find the kind of writing that he was really into. And what better way to do that than write about something he loves? He dabbled with sports wring between 1987 and 1992 even writing adult baseball books. He also sold an article explaining all about spitball, corked bats and scuff ball to Discover magazine. After discovering he loved writing about sports more than writing on Computers, Dan Gutman tried his hand at writing children sports books in 1992, though all his books were non-fiction. In 1994 he finally realized his dream of writing creatively and humorously with the success of his first novel, They Came From Centerfield; he had found his niche as a children’s fiction writer.

Honus and Me

The novel that jump started Dan Gutman’s penchant for book series is also one that took quite some time to publish having been rejected by 10 publishers in two years. Having written it in 1994, it was finally published by HarperCollins in 1997. Welll worth the wait, Honus and Me went on to earn nominations for eleven state book awards and was made into a TV movie as well as a play. In addition, it cinched Dan Gutman a firm place as a writer to watch in children’s fiction.

Honus & Me follows the story of a boy, Joe Stoshack, who luckily finds the world’s most valuable baseball card, the 1909 Honus Wagner T-206, while cleaning out an old lady’s attic. Meanwhile, he discovers he can use his card as a time machine since he has the power to travel through time using it. Whenever he holds an old baseball card, he goes back in time to the year when the card was made, in the vicinity of the player featured on the card. And so the master of baseball card time travel successfully goes back to 1909 for an exciting adventure with the legendary Honus Wagner. Will he help Honus win the World Series game? And what secret does he unearth about his neighbour and Honus?

Jackie Robinson

After the successs of Honus & Me, Dan Gutman decided a sequel was in order and in 1999, he published Jackie & Me centered on the great Jackie Robinson, the African American baseball player who overcome the segregation obstacle in baseball. For a class report on an African American with a worthwhile contribution to society, Joe zeros in on Jackie Robinson and decides to go back in time to meet one of history’s greatest baseball player. This trip is however guaranteed to change his views, and temporarily, his skin color. Nevertheless, he finds more than he bargained for as he witnesses true courage from his hero.

His Honus and Me book was made into a TV motion picture, The Winning Season, by Turner Network Television. The picture starred Mathew Modine who played the role of Honus Wagner with Mark Rendall as Joe Stoshack. It was first shown in April 4, 2004. Other than his Joe Stoshack baseball series legacy to his eager readers, Dan Gutman’s humorous look at school adventures with his other books are not only funny, but additionally, captivating and informative page turners. His stories are quirky and his accompanying illustrations are relevant and amazing and guaranteed to create an impressive mental picture that help children understand better as well as have fun while reading his books.

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