My Weirder-est School #10: Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot!

My Weirder-est School #10

by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! This tenth book in the My Weirder-est School arc knocks it out of the park as A.J. and his friends learn how to play softball.

Batter up! A.J.’s class is going head-to-head against Dirk School in a charity softball game. The losing team must clean one of the toilets in the winning school with a toothbrush!

Retired baseball pro Mr. Ott is here to lead Ella Mentry School to victory. But will his weird coaching tactics be a home run, or a swing and a miss?

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: Sports, Childrens

112 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 15, 2022

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

[Cory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Mr. Ott Is A Crackpot!
Author: Dan Gutman
Page Count: 105
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Favorite Quote: “If you drop a ball, it doesn't matter. But nobody wants to drop a turtle.”
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Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot is part of the My Weirder-est School series which tells the weird people/things that happen at a school. Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot follows A.J.'s class, from Ella Mentry School, as they are cancelled to a charity softball game against the rival school known as Dirk. The charity they are playing for is in hopes to find a cure for freckles. Ella Mentry is looking for a coach to help lead them to victory. Enter Mr. Ott, a rented baseball pro, but his weird coaching style makes the class question if they are really going to win. A story of accepting ones weirdness and team work leaves us with a little laugh and much joy.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A.J.'s class is challenged to a fund raising softball game against Dirk Elementary. Mr. Ott agrees to coach AJ, and his classmates. Filled with puns, jokes and cliches this fun read is what you've come to expect, and it doesn't disappoint.