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Dan Gutman

Dan Gutman is a well-known American author, celebrated for his children's novels and non-fiction books. He has written over 80 books, with many of them being part of popular series such as the My Weird School Series, The Genius Files, The Homework Machine Series, and the Baseball Card Adventures series. The first book of the Baseball Card Adventures series, Honus & Me, has been adapted into a TV movie.

Born in New York City in 1955, Gutman moved to Newark, New Jersey the following year where he spent his youth. His writing career began as a freelance nonfiction author, focusing mainly on sports for adults and young readers. However, since 1995, Gutman has dedicated himself to writing juvenile fiction. He has explored various topics in his books, from computers to baseball, and has a reputation for writing about subjects that are off the beaten path.

Gutman's most popular titles include the time-travel sports book Honus and Me and its sequels, and a range of baseball books, such as The Green Monster from Left Field. He has also expanded into writing about other sports, and his books are known for their engaging and humorous storytelling. Gutman has a unique ability to create stories that appeal to children who may not enjoy reading, making him a popular author among young readers.

In addition to his series, Gutman has written other notable book titles, as well as newspaper and magazine articles, adult non-fiction, and screenplays. He is a prolific writer who has created a vast body of work that spans a wide range of topics and genres. Gutman's writing is characterized by his creativity, humor, and ability to connect with his readers, making him a beloved author among children and adults alike.
The Kid Who Ran For President Books
# Title Year
1 The Kid Who Ran for President 1996
2 The Kid Who Became President 1999
Million Dollar Books
# Title Year
1 The Million Dollar Shot 1900
2 The Million Dollar Kick 2001
3 The Million Dollar Goal 2003
4 The Million Dollar Strike 2004
5 The Million Dollar Putt 2006
Baseball Card Adventures Books
# Title Year
1 Honus & Me 1997
2 Jackie & Me 1999
3 Babe & Me 2000
4 Shoeless Joe & Me 2002
5 Mickey & Me 2003
6 Abner & Me 2005
7 Satch & Me 2006
8 Jim & Me 2008
9 Ray & Me 2009
10 Roberto & Me 2010
11 Ted & Me 2012
12 Willie & Me 2015
Tales From The Sandlot Books
# Title Year
1 The Shortstop Who Knew Too Much 1997
2 The Green Monster in Left Field 1997
3 The Catcher Who Shocked the World 1997
4 The Pitcher Who Went Out of His Mind 1997
L.A.F. Books (by with Francesca Simon)
# Title Year
1 Funny Boy Meets the Airsick Alien from Andromeda 1999
2 Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheese from Chattanooga 2000
3 Funny Boy Versus the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang 2000
4 Funny Boy Meets the Dumbbell Dentist from Deimos (with Dangerous Dental Decay 2012
Qwerty Stevens Books
# Title Year
1 Back in Time with Thomas Edison 2001
2 Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin 2002
My Weird School Books
# Title Year
1 Miss Daisy Is Crazy! 2004
2 Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! 2004
3 Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy! 2004
4 Ms. Hannah Is Bananas! 2004
5 Miss Small Is off the Wall! 2005
6 Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind! 2005
7 Mrs. Cooney Is Loony! 2005
8 Ms. LaGrange Is Strange! 2005
9 Miss Lazar Is Bizarre! 2005
10 Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker! 2006
11 Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal! 2006
12 Ms. Todd Is Odd! 2006
13 Mrs. Patty Is Batty! 2006
14 Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! 2006
15 Mr. Macky Is Wacky! 2006
16 Ms. Coco Is Loco! 2007
17 Miss Suki Is Kooky! 2007
18 Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers! 2007
19 Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles! 2007
20 Mr. Louie Is Screwy! 2007
21 Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up! 2008
22 My Weird Writing Tips 2013
My Weird School Daze Books
# Title Year
1 Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control! 2008
2 Mr. Sunny Is Funny! 2008
3 Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet! 2008
4 Coach Hyatt Is a Riot! 2008
5 Officer Spence Makes No Sense! 2009
6 Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy! 2009
7 Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad! 2009
8 Miss Laney Is Zany! 2010
9 Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy! 2010
10 Miss Mary Is Scary! 2010
11 Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney! 2010
12 Ms. Leakey Is Freaky! 2011
My Weird School Early Readers Books
# Title Year
1 Talent Show Mix-Up 2016
2 Goes to the Museum 2016
3 Class Pet Mess! 2017
4 Teamwork Trouble 2018
My Weird School Fast Facts Books
# Title Year
1 Sports 2016
2 Geography 2016
3 Space, Humans, and Farts 2017
4 Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets 2017
5 Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles 2018
6 Dinosaurs, Dodos, and Woolly Mammoths 2018
7 Mummies, Myths, and Mysteries 2019
8 Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles 2019
My Weird School Special Books
# Title Year
1 It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green 2013
2 Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls! 2013
3 Bunny Double, We're in Trouble! 2014
4 Back to School, Weird Kids Rule! 2014
5 Oh, Valentine, We've Lost Our Minds! 2014
6 Bummer in the Summer! 2019
7 We’re Red, Weird, and Blue! What Can We Do? 2020
8 The Leprechaun Is Finally Gone! 2022
My Weird School Graphic Novels
# Title Year
1 Mr. Corbett Is in Orbit! 2021
2 My Weird School Graphic Novel: Get a Grip! We're on a Trip! 2022
My Weirder School Books
# Title Year
1 Miss Child Has Gone Wild! 2011
2 Mr. Harrison Is Embarrassin'! 2011
3 Mrs. Lilly Is Silly! 2011
4 Mr. Burke Is Berserk! 2012
5 Ms. Beard Is Weird! 2012
6 Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble! 2012
7 Miss Kraft Is Daft! 2012
8 Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous! 2013
9 Ms. Sue Has No Clue! 2013
10 Mr. Jack Is a Maniac! 2014
11 Miss Klute Is a Hoot! 2014
12 Mrs. Lane Is a Pain! 2014
My Weirdest School Books
# Title Year
1 Mr. Cooper Is Super! 2015
2 Ms. Cuddy Is Nutty! 2015
3 Miss Brown Is Upside Down! 2015
4 Mrs. Meyer Is on Fire! 2016
5 Miss Daisy Is Still Crazy! 2016
6 Mr. Nick Is a Lunatic! 2016
7 Ms. Joni Is a Phony! 2017
8 Mrs. Master Is a Disaster! 2017
9 Miss Tracy Is Spacey! 2017
10 Miss Newman Isn't Human! 2018
11 Mr. Will Needs to Chill! 2018
12 Ms. Hall Is a Goofball! 2018
My Weirder-est School Books
# Title Year
1 Dr. Snow Has Got to Go! 2019
2 Miss Porter Is Out of Order! 2019
3 Dr. Floss Is the Boss! 2019
4 Miss Blake Is a Flake! 2020
5 Mr. Marty Loves a Party! 2020
6 Mrs. Bacon Is Fakin'! 2020
7 Ms. Jo-Jo Is a Yo-Yo! 2021
8 Miss Aker Is a Maker! 2021
9 Mrs. Barr Has Gone Too Far! 2021
10 Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot! 2022
11 Mrs. Stoker Is a Joker! 2022
12 Lil Mouse Is in the House! 2022
My Weirdtastic School Books
# Title Year
1 Miss Banks Pulls Lots of Pranks! 2023
The Genius Files Books
# Title Year
1 Mission Unstoppable 2011
2 Never Say Genius 2012
3 You Only Die Twice 2013
4 From Texas with Love 2014
5 License to Thrill 2015
Flashback Four Books
# Title Year
1 The Lincoln Project 2016
2 The Titanic Mission 2017
3 The Pompeii Disaster 2018
4 The Hamilton-Burr Duel 2019
Rappy the Raptor Books (with Tim Bowers)
# Title Year
1 Rappy the Raptor 2015
2 Rappy Goes to School 2016
3 Rappy Goes to the Supermarket 2017
4 Rappy Goes to the Library 2017
5 Rappy Goes to Mars 2017
6 Rappy and His Favorite Things 2019
The Homework Machine Books
# Title Year
1 The Homework Machine 2006
2 Return of the Homework Machine 2009
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 They Came From Center Field 1995
2 Virtually Perfect 1998
3 Katy's Gift 1998
4 Johnny Hangtime 2000
5 The Secret Life of Dr. DeMented 2001
6 Race for the Sky 2003
7 The Get Rich Quick Club 2004
8 Getting Air 2007
9 Nightmare at the Book Fair 2008
10 The Christmas Genie 2009
11 The Talent Show 2010
12 Houdini and Me 2021
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 How I Won the World Series 2012
Picture Books
# Title Year
1 Casey Back at Bat 2007
2 The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way 2011
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 It Ain't Cheating If You Don't Get Caught 1990
2 Baseball Babylon 1992
3 Baseball's Biggest Bloopers 1993
4 World Series Classics 1994
5 Banana Bats and Ding-Dong Balls 1995
6 Taking Flight 1995
7 Ice Skating 1995
8 Baseball's Greatest Games 1996
9 Way Baseball Works 1996
10 Gymnastics 1996
11 Cal Ripken, Jr. 1999
12 Jackie Robinson 1999
13 Landslide! 2000
14 Recycle This Book 2009
15 Election! 2012
16 My Weird Reading Tips 2019
17 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Couldn't Drive? 2022
Ready-to-Read Level 2 Books
# Title Year
1 Romulus and Remus 1981
2 Henry and Mudge: The First Book 1987
3 Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble 1987
4 Henry and Mudge in the Green Time 1987
5 Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon 1987
6 Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days 1988
7 Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers 1989
8 Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat 1990
9 Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps 1991
10 Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend 1992
11 Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin 1994
12 Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test 1995
13 Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All 1995
14 Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees 1997
15 Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers 1998
16 Henry And Mudge And Annie's Good Move 1998
17 Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night 1998
18 Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan 1999
19 Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet 2000
20 Helen Keller and the Big Storm 2002
21 Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig 2002
22 Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble 2002
23 Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed 2002
24 Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House 2002
25 Thomas Edison to the Rescue! 2003
26 Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase 2003
27 Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper's House 2003
28 Paul Revere and the Bell Ringers 2003
29 Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess 2004
30 Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch 2004
31 Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas 2004
32 Annie Oakley Saves the Day 2004
33 George Washington's First Victory 2005
34 Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip 2005
35 Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas 2005
36 Jackie Robinson and the Big Game 2006
37 Henry and Mudge and the Big Sleepover 2006
38 Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement 2006
39 Annie and Snowball and the Pink Surprise 2007
40 Annie and Snowball and the Teacup Club 2007
41 Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday 2007
42 Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House 2007
43 Thomas Jefferson and the Ghostriders 2008
44 Annie and Snowball and the Cozy Nest 2009
45 Annie and Snowball and the Shining Star 2009
46 Annie and Snowball and the Magical House 2010
47 Annie and Snowball and the Wintry Freeze 2010
48 Ruby's New Home 2011
49 Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends 2011
50 A Team Stays Together! 2012
51 The Missing Cupcake Mystery 2012
52 Justin and the Bully 2012
53 Go, Jade, Go!: with audio recording 2013
54 Here Comes the Parade! 2013
Dan Gutman Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Half-Minute Horrors 2009
2 The Sports Pages 2012