Miss Daisy Is Crazy!, Miss Child Has Gone Wild!, My Weirdest School, Mr Klutz is nuts!, Mr Harrison is Embarrassin'!
My weird school series recap with dan gutman
My Weird School is a series of humorous books by author Dan Gutman, written in first-person narrative style. The original series has grown to include other companion series.
The main character in the series is Arlo Jervis, better known as "A.J.", a boy who dislikes school. He attends Ella Mentry School, together with his archenemy, Andrea Young, and his friends Alexia, Ryan, Michael, and Neil.
My Weird School
This series was from July 1, 2001 to January 22, 2008.
Miss Daisy Is Crazy!
Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!
Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!
Ms. Hannah Is Bananas!
Miss Small Is Off the Wall!
Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!
Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!
Ms. LaGrange Is Strange!
Miss Lazar Is Bizarre!
Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!
Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!
Ms. Todd Is Odd!
Mrs. Patty Is Batty!
Miss Holly Is Too Jolly!
Mr. Macky Is Wacky!
Ms. Coco Is Loco!
Miss Suki Is Kooky!
Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!
Dr. Carbles Is Losing his Marbles!
Mr. Louie Is Screwy!
Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!
My Weird School Daze
Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control! - released April 22, 2008
Mr. Sunny Is Funny! - released July 22, 2008
Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet! - released September, 2008
Coach Hyatt Is a Riot! - released December 30, 2008
Officer Spence Makes No Sense! - released April 21, 2009
Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy! - released July 28, 2009
Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad! - released October 20, 2009
Miss Laney Is Zany! - released January 26, 2010
Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy!
Miss Mary Is Scary! - released July 27, 2010
Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!" - released October 6, 2010
Ms. Leakey Is Freaky! - released February 22, 2011
My Weirder School
Miss Child Has Gone Wild!
Mr. Harrison Is Embarrossin'!
Mrs. Lilly Is Silly!
Mr. Burke Is Berserk!
Ms. Beard Is Weird!
Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble!
Miss Kraft Is Daft!
Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous!
Ms. Sue Has No Clue!
Mr. Jack Is a Maniac!
Miss Klute Is a Hoot!
Mrs. Lane Is a Pain!
My Weird School Special
My Weird Writing Tips released - June 25, 2013
It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green! released - July 23, 2013
Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls! released - September 24, 2013
Bunny Double, We're in Trouble! released - January 28, 2014
Back to School, Weird Kids Rule! released - June 24, 2014
Oh Valentine We've Lost Our Minds! released - December 23, 2014
My Weirdest School
The books in this series will come out from 2015 to 2018. These books involve Mr. Granite leaving Ella Mentry and a new teacher named Mr. Cooper appearing. Mr. Cooper believes he is a superhero, however, he is not.
Mr. Cooper Is Super! - released February 24, 2015
Ms. Cuddy Is Nutty! - released June 23, 2015
Miss Brown Is Upside Down! - released October 20, 2015
Mrs. Meyer Is On Fire! - released February 16, 2016
Miss Daisy Is Still Crazy! - released June 21, 2016
Mr. Nick Is A Lunatic! - released October 18, 2016
Ms. Joni Is a Phony! - released February 14, 2017
Mrs. Master Is a Disaster! -will be released June 20, 2017
Miss Tracy Is Spacey! -will be released October 17, 2017
Mrs. Newman isn’t Human! -
Mr. Will Needs to Chill! -will be released April 1, 2018
Ms. Hall Is a Goofball! -will be released August 1, 2018
My Weird Fast Facts
Geography released - June 21, 2016
Sports released - June 21, 2016
Characters
Arlo Jervis (A.J)
A.J. is the main protagonist in all current series and the stories are told from his point-of-view. The character is friends with Ryan, Michael, Neil, and Alexia and his opening line in most of the books is: "My name is A.J. and I hate school." A.J. dislikes girls, especially Andrea. A.J. calls Andrea a "little miss know it all". Andrea secretly has a crush on A.J., but A.J. is hiding something doesn't show it. But A.J. actually loves Andrea, which Ryan and Michael think he does too. Some of A.J.'s favorite things are football, dirt bikes, and skateboarding.
Ryan Dole
This character is an African American boy who is one of A.J.'s best friends. He is known for eating things that nobody else will eat, such as school lunch, vegetables, and seat cushions (in Ms. Kormel is Not Normal!, he sprayed a bus seat cushion with ketchup and ate it). His mother is also the PTA president.
Michael Robinson
Michael is also one of A.J.'s best friends. He is notorious for never tying his shoes and he is portrayed as wearing glasses.
Neil Crouch aka nude kid
Neil is a character mistakenly perceived as a "nude kid". He made his first appearance in Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!, in which the school bus sustains a flat tire during a detour to pick up the "nude kid", who turns out to actually be the "new kid". His appearance is similar to Michael, as they both wear glasses and have the same type of hair. The character owns a pet ferret, called “Mr. Wiggles”, and the ferret is the president of Ella Mentry School in Mr. Macky Is Wacky! and the class president of third grade in Mayor Hubble is in Trouble!.
Alexia Juarez
Introduced in the third series, in Miss Child Has Gone Wild!, this female character is portrayed as a tomboy—Alexia first appears riding a skateboard into Mr. Granite's class and she always wears a cap. According to A.J., the main character, Alexia is "pretty cool", even though she is a girl. Alexia also likes and dislikes what A.J. likes and dislikes; for example, she hates school, but likes eating pizza and skateboarding. She sits at the boys' table during lunch. In Mr. Harrison Is Embarrassin' she shows affection to A.J by asking him to hold her hand.
Andrea Young
She is one of two primary antagonists, usually corrects A.J. and the other boys when they make mistakes while talking, and occasionally makes the statement, "Boys are dumbheads." However, the character is depicted displaying affection towards the protagonist, as she writes, "I'll miss you, Arlo", in Mrs. Dole is out of Control! and asks A.J. to hold her hand in Mr. Harrison is Embarrasin'! In "Mayor Hubble is in Trouble!" Andrea wrote "I LIKE A.J.!" in her diary. Also, in Ms. Holly is too Jolly!, she kisses A.J when they unknowingly happen to meet together under mistletoe. In Miss Klute is a Hoot, Andrea calls A.J a "genius" which to Ryan and Michael means she likes A.J. Andrea is portrayed as a student who is eager to please her teachers and she always raises her hand in response to any questions that are asked during classes. Her mother is the PTA vice-president of Ella Mentry School.
Emily Pucket
The character of Emily is Andrea Young's accomplice - she is the second antagonist after Andrea. Emily is a crybaby. Emily agrees with everything that Andrea says, causing A.J. to think that the two are the most annoying students he has ever met. Emily is sometimes called a "crybaby", as she always cries and "runs out of the room" when A.J. says something mean to her. Emily has appeared in every book to date except Mr. Sunny Is Funny!
Mrs. Daisy
First called "Miss Daisy", this character was A.J.'s 2nd grade teacher. She first appeared in Miss Daisy is Crazy, a book in which she is the main character. Mrs. Daisy ironically purports to hate school and to lack knowledge in order to motivate her students to learn. One of the character’s prominent traits is her love of bonbons. She is married to Mr. Macky in Mr. Louie Is Screwy and is portrayed as giving birth to a child, named "Jackie Macky", during the season of summer in that book. Miss Daisy is set to appear in the new book "Miss Daisy Is Still Crazy"
Mr. Granite
The character of Mr. Granite is not only A.J.'s 3rd grade teacher, but he is from an alien planet known as Etinarg (Granite spelled backward). Mr. Granite is from another planet—he tried to return, but his spaceship crashed. Mr. Granite is also a long-distance swimmer.
Mr. Klutz
The character of Mr. Klutz is the principal of Ella Mentry School. Mr. Klutz is constantly portrayed undertaking strange acts, like kissing a pig, after he instructs the school's students to concurrently embark on a similarly unusual activity. In Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles, the character was dismissed, but returned at a later stage in the book.
Ella Mentry
This character is the woman whom Ella Mentry School is named after. She occasionally visits the school in the three series in the books, Ms. LaGrange is strange!, Mr. Harrison is Embarrassin' and Ms. Cuddy is nutty and she visits always coincide with a mishap at the school.
Milton Carbles
This character is the head of the Board of Education and sometimes visits Ella Mentry School, but his visits, like those of the character Mrs. Ella Mentry, always coincide with a mishap at the school. In Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles, the character tires of the consistent problems that arise during his visits and fires Mr. Klutz; however, Mr. Klutz returns to his position as the school's principal and Dr. Carbles is, instead, dismissed by the superintendent.
Mayor Hubble
This character is the former mayor of the town portrayed in the series. In Mr. Burke is Berserk!, gold is discovered in the playground. Mayor Hubble attempts to steal it but is caught and arrested. He got time off and secretly cheated in the election, hoping to be re-elected for mayor, but is caught. Officer Spence, the security guard, arrests him for "trespassing, stealing yard signs, and contributing to the delinquency of minors". It is also noted that a tree fell on his house (not to mention his bathroom) while he was on the toilet.
Officer Spence
The crazy security guard at Ella Mentry School. In Officer Spence Makes No Sense!, he goes around the school arresting all the teachers and faculty for "being a drug addict dealer" (Mrs. Cooney, the nurse, has aspirin bottles in her cabinet), "saying 'butt' in a children's book" (which is not illegal, and the word was actually 'but'), and "being an illegal alien" (because the teacher, Mr. Granite, supposedly comes from a different planet).
Mrs. Cooney
The nurse at Ella Mentry School. A.J has a crush on her. In Mrs. Cooney is Loony!, she is found as a spy, but returns in other stories.
Mrs. Roopy
The librarian at Ella Mentry School. She always pretends that she's someone else, like Neil Armstrong and George Washington. However, she always denies her true person when questioned about it.Mr.HyndeHe was their music teacher for a while and A.J. thinks he's cool but Andrea thinks he isn't. He wanted to make A.J and Andrea kiss in Mr.Hynde is out of his mind
Ms. LaGrange
This character becomes the lunch lady at Ella Mentry School, when the old one quits. She is the first person, who makes A.J eat a vegetable! Ms. LaGrange is from France, and she talks weirdly. She says "Bonjour" all the time! Ms. LaGrange thinks the vomitoriom- that's what kids call the cafeteria, is a restaurant!
Mrs. Laney
She is the speach teacher at Ella Mentry School.
Dr. Brad
He is the school counselor. He talk funny like "Zees ees not funny". Dr. Brad dresses up like a mad scientist! In Dr. Brad has gone mad, he to see if A.J is really a genius or not. In Mr. Jack is a maniac, he tries to tell everybody to talk it out, instead of fighting, but, eventually ends up thrown by Mr. Jack, and a bear.
Mrs. Patty
Mrs. Patty, is the school secretary in Ella Mentry School. In Mrs. Patty is batty, A.J his friends find out, that Mrs. Patty's house is haunted! She has spooky decorations everywhere, and all the time! There's a guy hiding in the basement in a treasure chest, stealing candy from children!
Miss Klute
She is the therapy dog at Ella Mentry School. In Miss Klute is a hoot, she runs away chasing a squirrel, and then comes back, though sick, since she ate chocolate.