My Weird School Daze #8: Miss Laney Is Zany! [Paperback]

Dan Gutman (Author), Jim Paillot (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: My Weird School Daze

The weirdness never stops!

A.J. has to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third-grade play, Romeo & Juliet. And you'll never guess in a million hundred years who's going to play Juliet. Will there be kissing? Ew, disgusting!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 3-5–In this installment in the series, young A.J. and his classmates learn that their school, Ella Mentry, is having financial problems. His teachers are losing their jobs, supplies are getting scarce, and the new speech teacher is given an office in the girls' bathroom. A.J. and his friends attend class with Miss Laney, a flamboyant instructor who loves game shows and makes her students repeat all sorts of difficult tongue twisters. As the budget cuts continue to affect the school, the students try to think up ways they can earn a million dollars. Miss Laney suggests that they put on a play but as soon as she casts the parts, she is laid off. All looks hopeless until she finds another way to raise money that involves one of her favorite game shows. This beginning chapter book is told in witty prose, through A.J.'s point of view, and is sprinkled throughout with cartoon illustrations. A lighthearted look at a serious, topical issue.Donna Atmur, Los Angeles Public Library
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About the Author

Dan Gutman has always been a baseball fanatic. He played in Little League as a kid, and one of the first magazine articles he ever sold explained the science behind the spitball, the scuffball, and corked bats. When he thought about the T206 Honus Wagner—the most valuable baseball card in the world—he began to write honus & me, his first Baseball Card Adventure. That book introduced Joe Stoshack—Stosh—a kid who can use baseball cards to travel through time and meet the game’s greatest players. Stosh has since gone on many amazing, fast-paced adventures, most recently to try to save Roberto Clemente.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (January 26, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061554154
• ISBN-13: 978-0061554155
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,863 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

This is hard. I'm a pretty regular Jersey guy who spent fifteen years trying to write newspaper articles, magazine articles, screenplays, books for adults, and just about everything else before I discovered the one thing I'm good at--writing fiction for kids. I aim for kids who DON'T like to read, and hopefully the kids who DO like to read will enjoy my stuff too. For all the gory details about me, check out my web site.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter loves this, February 8, 2010

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My daughter has the whole series. They are what got her interested in reading. I couldn't be happier with these books.

5.0 out of 5 stars 9 year old boy, June 12, 2010

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This review is from: My Weird School Daze #8: Miss Laney Is Zany! (Paperback)

The Weird school books are great for kids. They keep them entertained and most of all keep them reading.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book, April 8, 2010

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This review is from: My Weird School Daze #8: Miss Laney Is Zany! (Paperback)

This is just a fun book for a teacher we know named Laney. She loved it!