My Weirder-est School #7: Ms. Jo-Jo Is a Yo-Yo!

My Weirder-est School #7

by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this seventh book in the My Weirder-est School series, A.J. and his friends learn some very weird ways to prepare for a difficult test.

Test scores are low and stress levels are high at Ella Mentry School. Wellness expert Ms. Jo-Jo has come to help A.J. and his friends relax so they can ace the upcoming Fundamental Arithmetic/Reading Test.

But can turtle yoga and crystal salt lamps really help A.J. and his friends relax and focus? Or will the F.A.R.T. end up blowing them all away?

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: Childrens

111 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 16, 2021

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

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly and zany fun as A.J and his classmates prepare to take a standardized test known as Fundamental Arithmetic/Reading Test ( F.A.R.T) with help from Ms. Jo-Jo to prevent Dr.Carbles from closing down Ella's Mentry School.

[Arya Mangalagiri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not the best My Weirder-est school book, but it does not lack humor, I would Read again.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another funny one for kids. Obviously very popular. I was snorting as I listened to the audiobook. Some really great puns in here.

Other good things are that is exposes kids to relaxation techniques (albeit, in a humorous way).

I couldn’t tell if this was a satire of western yoga culture (it certainly felt like it), but with no counterbalance of yoga context, I felt it did the reader a disservice. You may think that’s a harsh judgement, but what kids read and absorbs helps shape how they think of the world.

[Ree · Rating 3 out of 5]

My baby brother laughed at the "FART" test so much, he admitted that he somehow can't muster more laughs even though he wanted to, smh 🤦🏼‍♀️