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Dan Gutman hated to read when he was a kid, then he grew up. Now he writes cool books like The Kid Who Ran for President, Honus & Me, The Million Dollar Shot, Race for the Sky, and The Edison Mystery: Qwerty Stevens, Back in Time. If you want to... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Keep it simple, and never make the same mistake twice.
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My life in 8 words: "I try to make people--and myself--happy."
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January 8, 2009
I was thinking--what is the biggest problem facing the world today? Terrorism? The financial crisis? Poverty? Drugs?...
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The Talent Show will be released on July 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Feb 05, 2012
Return of the Homework Machine will be released on July 26, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jul 26, 2011
Return of the Homework Machine is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 26, 2011
News:
Getting Air has won an award
Jul 14, 2011
News:
The Christmas Genie has won an award
Apr 07, 2011
The Christmas Genie is now available in Trade Paperback
Oct 05, 2010
The Christmas Genie will be released on October 05, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Oct 05, 2010
Nightmare at the Book Fair will be released on May 18, 2010 in Trade Paperback
May 18, 2010
Nightmare at the Book Fair is now available in Trade Paperback
May 18, 2010
The Talent Show will be released on May 18, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
May 18, 2010
The Talent Show is now available in Hardcover, eBook
May 18, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Talent Show
May 06, 2010
News:
The Christmas Genie has won an award
May 06, 2010
Author Appearances have been announced:
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Mar 12, 2010
News:
Nightmare at the Book Fair has won an award
Dec 22, 2009

Dan Gutman Revealed

Dan Gutman Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Keep it simple, and never make the same mistake twice. Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you? A. Honest, openness, originality Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Playing guitar Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Thomas Edison Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. Paul McCartney Learn more about Dan Gutman

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Examiner.com, February 5, 2012
...'The Genius Files #2: Never Say Genius' by Dan Gutman continues the fun and hilarity of 'The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable.' Pepsi and Coke, enrolled in a secret program for geniuses, are still targeted for murder by the creator...
Brighton Patch, January 2, 2012
...friendship, moral dilemmas, trust, humor and earth as we know it today. Mission Unstoppable:The Genius Files by Dan Gutman Pre-teen twin siblings Coke and Pepsi learn that they’ve been enlisted, without their parent’s knowledge, for a secret...
Moon Patch, December 30, 2011
...some easy cooking activities and EAT! January's book is  My Weird School #8: Ms. LaGrange is Strange  by Dan Gutman.  Multiple copies will be available at the library. "The new lunch lady at Ella Mentry School, Ms. LaGrange, writes secret messages...
Haverford-Havertown Patch, December 29, 2011
...s Books The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney had 23 checkouts. Mister Tony is Full of Baloney! by Dan Gutman had 20. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary by Jeff Kinney had 20. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins had 20...
Benicia Patch, December 21, 2011
...Enter the Zombie 7 Kathryn Reiss Bundle of Trouble: A Rebecca Mystery 8 Patrick Carman The Raven 9 Dan Gutman Mission Unstoppable 10 Megan McDonald Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling ...
Winnetka-Glencoe Patch, December 15, 2011
...Book Bash will be held on Monday, Feb. 20, at 10:30 a.m. and will feaure the Dan Gutman books My Weird School. The Feb. 20 Book Bash will be for ages 7-9. Website: http://www.glencoepubliclibrary.org Phone: 847.835.5056 Price: $0...
Winnetka-Glencoe Patch, December 15, 2011
...Location: Glencoe Public Library 320 Park Ave, Glencoe, IL When: February 20, 2012 Time: 10:30 am–11:30 am Celebrate your favorite friends from the dizzy, daffy, loopy fun books of Dan Gutman. Join other kids ages 7-9 in games and activities...
CSI: Librarian, October 12, 2011
...on Batman books.So for the longest time now Capstone Stone Arch books about DC superheroes, anything by Dan Gutman, Dragonbreath, Babymouse, and books "written" by another mouse named Geronimo Stilton have been my go-to picks for parents concerned...
Cybils, October 7, 2011
...spacing between lines. Examples: Clementine by Sara Pennypacker; Roscoe Riley Rules by Katherine Applegate; My Weird School by Dan Gutman.--Terry Doherty...
Great Kid Books, September 29, 2011
...you have a baseball-lover, fill your home with sports books, trivia books, biographies, and sports novels. Check out Dan Gutman's baseball card fantasies, Sports Illustrated's great kids books, and some of the wonderful biographies like No Easy Way! The...
Writing and Illustrating, September 29, 2011
...I Love My Hair; I Want To Be Free; Night Boat to Freedom Noon to 2:00 pm Dan Gutman, Roberto and Me; My Weird School series; The Talent Show http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/schedule/schedule.php Talk tomorrow, Kathy Filed under: children...
Books on The Knob, July 30, 2011
...believe would be better left hidden.My Weird School 4-Book Collection with Bonus Material ($9.99 pre-order), by Dan Gutman, contains the first four books in the My Weird School series for young readers: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!, Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!, Mrs....
Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Te, July 27, 2011
...different time, and ranges from 60-120 minutes/day, but still a predictable time slot).I was inspired by the Dan Gutman “My Weird School” series, by its humor mostly, and the first thing I wrote was roughly based on a true experience when I was in...
5 Minutes For Books, July 19, 2011
...affinity for guys who make sure that there are books out there that boys will want to read. Dan Gutman is one of those guys. On his amazon page, he says this about himself: I’m a pretty regular Jersey guy who spent fifteen years trying to write...