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My Weirder School #2
Mr. Harrison Is Embarrassin'!
With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this second book in the My Weirder School series, everything seems to be on the fritz, including the teachers! Luckily, Mr. Harrison, the tech guy at Ella Mentry School, can fix computers, phones, pencil sharpeners. He can also build anything, like a solar-powered umbrella! But when the power goes out in the school, everyone is yelling and screaming and freaking out in the dark. Can Mr. Harrison save the day before there’s total chaos? Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang.
112 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Dan Gutman
361 books1,036 followersThe author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, Dan Gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, Gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. His most popular titles include the time-travel sports book Honus and Me and its sequels, and a clutch of baseball books, including The Green Monster from Left Field. From hopeful and very youthful presidential candidates to stunt men, nothing is off limits in Gutman's fertile imagination. As he noted on his author Web site, since writing his first novel, They Came from Centerfield, in 1994, he has been hooked on fiction. "It was fun to write, kids loved it, and I discovered how incredibly rewarding it is to take a blank page and turn it into a WORLD."
Gutman was born in New York City in 1955, but moved to Newark, New Jersey the following year and spent his youth there.
Gutman was born in New York City in 1955, but moved to Newark, New Jersey the following year and spent his youth there.
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May 31, 2015
The book "Mr Harrison is Embarrassin" is a great fictional book written by Dan Gutman. The tech teacher is awfully strange, even though he can fix or build anything like a solar powered umbrella. But A.J.'s feelings about his teacher change when the lights go out in the whole school and everyone is left sitting in the dark. Only Mr. Harrison's crazy thinking can save the day! To find out how he saves the day read this amazing fictional book.
August 23, 2018
They thought a squirrel was fried and then it was alive and the boys yelled 'kill it' and the girls yelled 'aww it's adorable'.
March 9, 2023
AJ and his friends have decided one of their teachers is George Harrison, the George Harrison of the Beatles! What happens next is a comical of errors like none other! I don’t think most children will get this, but what a great way for parents to introduce their children to Beatles!
February 3, 2016
Quite a funny book.
January 22, 2016
This was a funny book.
March 13, 2020
I read a book today, oh boy! Seems that Weird School had just made the grade!!! Why do I talk like the Beatles? Because it's a nice day, I'm reviewing another book in the My Weird School Canon created by Jim Gutman, and simply because I can! Arlo "AJ" Jarvis and his buddies in the Ella Mentry School are back, and this new adventure ties in scientific klutziness with Beatles stuff in ways you don't expect, which is what we've come to expect! The latest teacher to arrive is "Fritz" Harrison, who can patch up computers and coffee machines like a pro, but when it comes to kids and their crises, he's a real nowhere man. Important to know, for when he happens to slip on spilled juice and his wallet falls out, AJ nabs it and discovers that "Fritz" is actually "George" Harrison, same name as the quiet Beatle who fixed the world same way "Fritz" fixed coffee machines, and of course died in 2001 because....well, tell the kids gently if they ask. Anyway, to get back to where we once belonged (lol) the woman for which Ella Mentry is so named is now ninety and coming over to celebrate the school's fifty years of "learning stuff". Arlo's new lady friend, Alexia Juarez (AKA, the "other" AJ) notes that fifty years is a long time. (As a fifty something myself, may I say that Alexia, I feel your pain!) But just as the kids are about to sing "Today's your birthday, we hardly knew ya!" (inside joke!) Ella somehow vanishes into a hole, and AJ and friends are sent down the hole to come to get her right now... bad pun! And none other than Mr Harrison is the fool on the hill...with a big drill! Can Arlo save the day? Can he finally admit he loves two girls? Yeah,yeah, yeah? Hey, dude, don't feel too bad, cos Dan Gutman has taken a bad story and made it better! This is my 23rd Weird School book, and in my life, I've pretty much loved them all. And with a love like THAT.... y'know?
Four stars
AJ rocks across the universe!!!
Four stars
AJ rocks across the universe!!!
March 23, 2018
Hilarious. Funny, punny, completely ideal for the younger crowd: Grade 3 kids at Ella Mentry P.S. are set to celebrate the school's 50th birthday! That's like, dinosaur years, eh?!
Easy read chapters that quickly set up all the main kids and teachers, especially the tech whiz Mr. Harrison (George!) who comes in quite handy throughout a variety of daily crisis situations: no coffee, no copy machine, no smart boards...
The kids are a hoot, our narrator Aj, Andrea, Ryan, Alexia, and the dialogue is so perfect, like, "Can you fix it?" Mr. Klutz asked. "If we don't get some coffee soon, I'm afraid the teachers will be revolting." "Some of the teachers are already revolting," I said. How about this, '...me and the guys changed the last line to "Even in your underwear." It was hilarious. Anything to do with underwear is hilarious.'
Throw in a lot of blah, blah, blahs because, kids, as you know, hate all that blather grownups go on about, add some exaggerations like a million hundred minutes and a super-squirrel villain, and, voila, you've got one dandy story in just 104 pages!!
Even better, this is a series!!!
Easy read chapters that quickly set up all the main kids and teachers, especially the tech whiz Mr. Harrison (George!) who comes in quite handy throughout a variety of daily crisis situations: no coffee, no copy machine, no smart boards...
The kids are a hoot, our narrator Aj, Andrea, Ryan, Alexia, and the dialogue is so perfect, like, "Can you fix it?" Mr. Klutz asked. "If we don't get some coffee soon, I'm afraid the teachers will be revolting." "Some of the teachers are already revolting," I said. How about this, '...me and the guys changed the last line to "Even in your underwear." It was hilarious. Anything to do with underwear is hilarious.'
Throw in a lot of blah, blah, blahs because, kids, as you know, hate all that blather grownups go on about, add some exaggerations like a million hundred minutes and a super-squirrel villain, and, voila, you've got one dandy story in just 104 pages!!
Even better, this is a series!!!
December 24, 2016
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So since I had checked out book one from the library and book two at the same time I figured even if I did not really like book one I would still read book two.
In this book we meet Mr. Harrison who is the tech guy for the school, he is also an inventor.
I don't think we will be finishing this series up. I can not stand repetitive books. In this one it is no different. We have one student who is constantly saying "oh snap" I mean honestly? Is that all you can say when someone talks to you?
When the lights go out during a special time Mr. Harrison asks some students to help him find someone who has gone missing during this time.
Now K did like how he learned about idiom which when one was used he would mention "that is an idiom mom", so I did like he learned a bit of something.
As far as name calling goes it is the normal kid stuff though my son knows we don't call folks name.
Overall is a decent book just something I don't think we will continue reading the series.
So since I had checked out book one from the library and book two at the same time I figured even if I did not really like book one I would still read book two.
In this book we meet Mr. Harrison who is the tech guy for the school, he is also an inventor.
I don't think we will be finishing this series up. I can not stand repetitive books. In this one it is no different. We have one student who is constantly saying "oh snap" I mean honestly? Is that all you can say when someone talks to you?
When the lights go out during a special time Mr. Harrison asks some students to help him find someone who has gone missing during this time.
Now K did like how he learned about idiom which when one was used he would mention "that is an idiom mom", so I did like he learned a bit of something.
As far as name calling goes it is the normal kid stuff though my son knows we don't call folks name.
Overall is a decent book just something I don't think we will continue reading the series.
April 17, 2020
Mr. Harrison is Embarrassin' is a book about Mr. Harrison, the tech guy at Ella Mentry School. Quite an odd fellow, but very helpful, Mr. Harrison fixes everything that breaks within the school. One day, the power goes out in the whole school and Mr. Harrison has to figure out how to fix it with the help of some of the students. Although fixing the power outage is the plot of the story, I don't feel as if the story really went anywhere. Personally, this book was not my favorite but it was quite funny and has some humor in it that may go over the heads of young kiddos. With periodic pictures, this book is really fun and would be ideal for second graders. I think this book would really engage students and foster their creativity.
August 2, 2020
I had two of the series out from the libary and Miss 6 insisted that I read both of them. She found them amusing, for the most part, but wasn't aware that I was doing minor edits as I read. She didn't like that the kids were mean to each other and kept trading insults. I didn't like that the books feel very gendered and stereotyped in their approach. I won't be actively seeking out more of the series.
Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 6 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
April 13, 2018
Fritz Harrison can fix anything in the school, that goes on the fritz, but the bigger mystery to A.J. and his pals, is what is Mr. Harrison's real first name. As Ella Mentry School celebrates its 50th year and is visited by the woman who the school is named after to celebrate her 90th birthday, there is a power outtage. Will Mr. Harrison be able to fix it, and will the children discover his real first name? The jokes, puns, and witty one-liners run amok, and over forty-five song titles from a very popular band are mentioned throughout the story. Yes! Things do get weirder.
October 4, 2023
My kiddo enjoyed this as a read together before bed the last several nights, and the Beatles song titles intermixed in the story was fun, especially since he knows most of them and picked up on the shtick early in the book.
I have a hard time seeing past the siloed gender roles in this book, which is the reason for the two stars. The boys play pranks and want to kill the squirrel; The girls want to hold hands with boys. The girls are also the only characters crying or shrieking in fear of the squirrel in this antiquated gendered storyline.
I have a hard time seeing past the siloed gender roles in this book, which is the reason for the two stars. The boys play pranks and want to kill the squirrel; The girls want to hold hands with boys. The girls are also the only characters crying or shrieking in fear of the squirrel in this antiquated gendered storyline.
December 11, 2018
My Weirder School weirder than ever!
Mr. Harrison, the tech guy at Ella Mentry School, can fix anything: computers, phones, pencil sharpeners. He can also build anything, like a solar-powered umbrella. What a nerd! But when the power goes out in the school, everyone is yelling and screaming and freaking out in the dark..
It could have been improved though 😏
Mr. Harrison, the tech guy at Ella Mentry School, can fix anything: computers, phones, pencil sharpeners. He can also build anything, like a solar-powered umbrella. What a nerd! But when the power goes out in the school, everyone is yelling and screaming and freaking out in the dark..
It could have been improved though 😏
December 13, 2020
This is the first time that I read a book in this series and I must say that I really likes this book. I read it out loud to my kids and they kept asking me if I could read just one more chapter. I thought that the book was funny and I look forward to reading more books in this series. This is also an AR book for anyone who might want to know. I would recommend this book to others.
April 22, 2021
Okay this book was just absolutely adorable and I’m happy to see that it’s a series. I don’t have kids yet and I don’t mind reading children novels; they are honestly the best (the characters all seem to have such spunky attitude).
September 21, 2017
Si me gusto
Yo los dibujos los pondría en color y quisiera saber que le quería decir Andrea a A.J .como se les ocurrió el nombre A.J
Yo los dibujos los pondría en color y quisiera saber que le quería decir Andrea a A.J .como se les ocurrió el nombre A.J
October 6, 2017
It was really funny and it was about a power outage and Mr. Harrison fixed it and he's really funny!
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December 5, 2017
I would recommend this book to people who like mystery's.
I like this book because mystery is one of my favorite genre's.
I like this book because mystery is one of my favorite genre's.
February 12, 2018
The boy (7) loved it. The solar powered flashlight and Digger the squirrel gave him the giggles.
September 6, 2019
Meh. I'm not enough of a Beatles fan to appreciate that particular gimmick, and the rest of the book was just ho-hum. The obvious character arc of girl AJ is obvious.
April 4, 2020
My students like to read these books. I found out that this one had a lot of Beatles references, so I decided to check it out. It was cute! It will go in my classroom library now!
February 9, 2021
I really like that the school they go to is called Ella Mentary School.
October 24, 2021
The coffee machine breaks so all the teachers start going crazy because they don't have coffee.
December 9, 2021
These books are hysterical. Love reading them with my boys.
May 22, 2022
3.5 stars
December 5, 2023
My favorite part was when AJ, Andrea, Ryan and Alexa rescued Miss. Ella Mentry.
August 21, 2024
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January 13, 2026
Good story that I thought was funny in parts, and my 2nd grader thought was hysterical! He hopes our library has more of this series.
February 10, 2021
I really liked Digger.
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