Dr. Snow Has Got to Go!

My Weirder-est School #1

by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

In this first book in the My Weirder-est School series, Ella Mentry School is having a science fair!

Guest scientist Dr. Snow has arrived to help A.J. and his friends conduct their own cool experiments. But what is “the Snowman” really planning? And what does S.T.E.M. even stand for, anyway?

Perfect for reluctant readers and all kids hungry for funny school stories, Dan Gutman’s hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!

Genres: Humor, Childrens, Juvenile, Chapter Books

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2019

About the author

The 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.

Reviews

[Allison McMinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love that this book is written from the mindset of a fourth grader and the fun lines in the book!

[Judy Winn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good.

It was pretty good. But why did you put all of the footnotes at the end? That didn't make much sense. Also. It ended about 87%. Which is also weird. Why don't you put the footnotes into one page instead of putting them on separate pages? Or just remove them. Still. It's a very funny book. -Parker

[Nadina · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was silly and simple with illustrations that pair well with the text. It had a good plot and pace with some character growth over the course of the book. It was an interesting enough story and I can see how kids would enjoy it. It establishes the story without needing to read other books in the series/read the previous series that come before this, but I do plan on trying the earlier series too.
It is a book I would recommend to others while I am not sure I would continue it myself.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little silly, a little STEM, and a lot of fun.

[Carina Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you see this book 📕

[Angella McMurdie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a cute book. Read it with my 6 and 9 year old. We now need the collection

[Clwseattle · Rating 2 out of 5]

I simply don't know how to judge or review like Dr. Snow Has Got to Go! (My Weirder-est School #1). As a Grandma, this type of book is simply out of my frame of reference. It's nothing like the books my boys read at 8-10 and certainly not like books I read at that age.

I understand why it is appealing to today's youngsters because nearly every page has 'humor' that appeases the instant gratification they come to expect. I find it sad that we expect so little of them.

Dr. Snow Has Got to Go! is mildly humorous (to me) but I found the ending horrific and distinctly not funny nor appropriate for a child that age. I will not buy this for my grands.

Authors, let's raise the bar, please. We aren't asking you to be Gary Paulsen or Judy Blume, but be better than this.

2 stars

[AllyP Reads Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I checked out this audiobook on Libby just to have something to listen to at work. It was hilarious! The Talk Like a Grown-Up game was, unfortunately for grown ups everywhere, very spot on. I loved how for no logical reason the MC thinks the Snowman is trying to take over the world, and then at the end, he is in fact trying to take over the world. Good stuff.

[Anna Salvesen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked about it that Dr. Snow kind of wanted to take over this world. At the end of the book, I don't get why Dr. Snow gets put in an ambulance. He should've gotten put into a police car because he's a mad scientist and has an evil science lab.

[Makaela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ella Mentry School is having a science fair! Guest scientist Dr. Snow has arrived to help A.J. and his friends conduct their own cool experiments. But what is "the Snowman" really planning? And what does S.T.E.M. even stand for anyway?

[Stephanie Rossman · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter laughed so hard while reading this book. The humor was perfect for her at age 6.

[Syed S Islam]

Sure

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is super good and interesting. I love how Dr. Snow turned out to be evil and food was attacking Mrs. Elementary.

[Myra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Obviously, I've decided to read more of the series. Still cute. Still hyper.

[Sarah Boren]

Read with 6th graders

[Mathilda Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to read and took only two nights to read.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guest scientist Dr.Snow is at Ella Mentry School to help A.J. and the gang with their upcoming science fair. But little do they realize he has ulterior motives.

[Emma Hargrove · Rating 4 out of 5]

AR test 8 out of 10

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

The kiddo was happy another series started.

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

These were recommended as a good silly series and it didn’t disappoint. The boy laughed out loud a bunch of times.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious. Pokes fun at school and know-it-alls while slyly underscoring the importance and awesomeness of science.

[Booknerdreads Grace Haddad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda a boring one but still funny

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't go a single page without laughing