My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!
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Publisher Description
With more than 31 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!
In the first My Weird School book ever, second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head at Ella Mentary School. She doesn't even know how to add or subtract!
But the students, like A.J. and his friends, have other things on their minds. Principal Klutz has promised their class that if they read a million pages in books, they can turn the school into a video-game arcade for one whole night!
Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman’s insanely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don’t miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!
A.J. thinks school is dumb, but his new teacher might be even dumber.
Teacher Student Humor: Miss Daisy can’t read, write, or do arithmetic. Now it’s up to A.J. and his friends to teach the teacher!Hilarious School Adventure: When Principal Klutz issues a challenge to read a million pages, the prize is the stuff of dreams: an all-night video game arcade party at school!Early Chapter Book Series: With short chapters and laugh-out-loud illustrations, this is the perfect series starter to get kids hooked on reading.Wacky Classroom Fun: Can the class read enough books to make their dream come true—and see their principal in a gorilla suit?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Well tailored for beginning and reluctant readers, this light, appealingly goofy debut tale in the My Weird School series features short chapters, a relatively large typeface and ample cartoon-style illustrations. On the first day of second grade, narrator A.J. introduces himself to his new teacher by announcing that he likes football and video games and hates school. He and his classmates are shocked when Miss Daisy replies, "You know what, A.J.? I hate school too." And then she confides that she doesn't understand arithmetic and that she can't read, slyly soliciting her students' help in both subjects. The kids conclude that she just might be an imposter, but wisely decide not to tell the principal, thinking that she'll be replaced by a "real teacher" who knows the three Rs, and then they'll have to learn "all that stuff." The kids' attempts to educate their teacher allows Gutman to slip a sprinkling of math challenges and vocabulary definitions into his breezy narrative, but the lesson of the day here is fun rather than facts. As affable as Miss Daisy, the school's principal goes to the head of the class in the series' second installment, Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! (), also due this month. Ages 7-10.
