Dan Gutman Books in Order

Eddie Ball wins a chance to take a million-dollar free throw at the NBA finals. With his friend Annie's help, he prepares for the shot, while someone tries to stop him winning the money his family needs.

This history examines the tricks baseball players have used to gain an advantage, from skipping bases to altering pitches. Accounts of cheating show how deception has challenged the game's rules and claims to fair play.

Baseball's scandals take center stage in this history of trouble beyond the scoreboard. Dan Gutman looks at the incidents that damaged the sport's reputation, offering fans a different view of the game and its past.

Twelve famous baseball mistakes show how one dropped ball or bad decision can change a game. Play-by-play accounts, player statistics, and historical details revisit the moments that made athletes remembered for the wrong reasons.

Five World Series, spanning 1912 to 1991, are revisited through detailed accounts of the games and players. The play-by-play approach follows the crucial moments that turned championship contests into lasting pieces of baseball history.

Baseball's equipment has a history of experiments and inventions, from catcher's masks to pitching machines. Photographs and patent drawings explain how new ideas changed the way players train, compete, and measure what happens on the field.

This introduction to ice skating explains the sport for readers curious about its techniques and stars. From jumps to equipment and skating history, it helps young fans understand the performances they watch and the work behind them.

Young pilot Vicki Van Meter shares the story of her flying experiences, including ambitious journeys at an unusually early age. Written with Dan Gutman, her account follows the challenges and preparation behind taking to the skies.

A group of kids faces its strangest baseball game when aliens arrive in center field. The visitors demand to learn the sport, turning an ordinary pastime into a challenge with Earth's survival hanging in the balance.

Nine memorable baseball games are retold through play-by-play accounts and historical photographs. From dominant pitching to high-scoring contests, the book follows the turns of fortune that made these games stand out in the sport's history.

This guide explains gymnastics events, equipment, scoring, and history, alongside the experiences of famous competitors. Young readers can discover how the sport works and what goes into the routines and training they see at major competitions.

Twelve-year-old Judson Moon agrees to run for president after his friend suggests a kid could do the job. Their unusual campaign turns into a national adventure, forcing Judson to confront what seeking the office actually means.

Baseball is broken down into equipment, science, strategy, and the design of ballparks. Illustrations, photographs, and charts explain how the game's many parts work together, from the flight of a pitch to a manager's decisions.

Joe Stoshack discovers a valuable Honus Wagner baseball card that can carry him through time. Meeting the legendary player gives him a chance to experience baseball history firsthand, while others have their own interest in the card.

Lightning gives young catcher Rod the ability to move objects with his mind. Using the gift on the baseball field seems fun until a local weatherman becomes interested in exploiting his powers for purposes beyond winning games.

Little League outfielder Lee Maigam thinks he knows enough about monsters to dismiss one appearing near an Oregon baseball field. Meeting Bigfoot changes that certainty, pulling the young player into a strange adventure beyond ordinary baseball.

Pitcher Rob Newton discovers he can leave his body while continuing to play baseball. A psychic urges caution, but when a rival threatens his championship hopes, Rob must decide how to handle his unusual power.

A wild pitch leaves eleven-year-old Jake able to read minds, transforming his baseball performance. His team begins winning with his help, but knowing other people's thoughts brings trouble when someone decides he knows too much.

Young Katy works and plays with her Amish family, but a visit to the market brings a difficult decision. Her choice helps her discover what matters most, connecting everyday farm life with a lesson about giving.

Yip and his sister use their father's special-effects software to create an apparently perfect virtual boy. When Victor steps out of the computer, flaws in the program threaten their family and potentially the world beyond it.

Adapted for young readers, Cal Ripken Jr.'s story follows his childhood in a baseball family and rise through the minor leagues. His account explores the career and commitment behind becoming the Baltimore Orioles' famously dependable player.

Sent to Earth as punishment, Funny Boy crash-lands into trouble just as a planet-eating alien threatens his new home. Armed with jokes and a talking dog, the young visitor must use humor to defend the world.

Joe Stoshack uses an old baseball card to visit Jackie Robinson for a school report. An unexpected change in Joe's appearance makes the trip deeply personal, challenging his understanding of racism, history, and the courage Robinson needed.

This fictionalized biography introduces Jackie Robinson through his childhood, following the young person who would become a sports trailblazer. It gives young readers an entry into his life before his historic place in professional baseball.

Judson Moon has won the presidency, but serving turns out to be harder than campaigning. Reporters, protective agents, and constitutional limits complicate life in the White House as the teenage president discovers the responsibilities behind its privileges.

Joe Stoshack and his father use a Babe Ruth baseball card to travel to the 1932 World Series. They hope to settle whether Ruth called his famous home run, but their journey brings more than a sporting answer.

American cows stop supplying milk, and alien cheeses arrive claiming they can solve the shortage. Funny Boy suspects their story hides something dangerous and must use his jokes to stop Earth from falling for the cheesy deception.

Funny Boy faces his first day at an Earth school while intergalactic barbers plot to steal everyone's hair. The alien youngster's greatest weapon is his humor, but stopping these visitors requires more than fitting in with classmates.

Thirteen-year-old Johnny secretly performs dangerous stunts for a teenage movie star. Determined to follow his stuntman father's career, he faces a frightening decision when a director requests the same stunt that supposedly killed his dad.

This question-and-answer guide introduces young readers to American elections and the process of choosing a president. It explains how the system works, helping children make sense of the campaigns and political decisions surrounding a national vote.

While digging in his backyard, Qwerty Stevens finds a wooden box bearing Thomas Edison's signature. Investigating the strange device opens a path to the inventor's own time, turning a bad day into an unexpected historical adventure.

Whisper Nelson hates sports after an embarrassing soccer mistake, but a contest gives her a shot at a million-dollar goal. Preparing to face a professional goalkeeper means confronting the game she has tried to avoid.

Wesley Brown accidentally discovers the real identity of the wrestler everyone loves to hate, Dr. Demented. Afraid of what the violent ring villain might do, he struggles to reconcile the performance with the person behind it.

Qwerty's time machine brings Benjamin Franklin into the present on the day of the Declaration of Independence's signing. Returning him pulls Qwerty and his friend into a race to preserve history and find their own way home.

Joe Stoshack travels to 1919 with a baseball card and encounters the plot to fix the World Series. Trying to help Shoeless Joe Jackson draws him into a scandal that threatens both a player's future and the sport.

Joe Stoshack's hospitalized father asks him to travel back and meet Mickey Mantle. An unexpected card mix-up sends Joe to Milwaukee in 1944 instead, where a very different baseball adventure awaits and challenges his expectations.

Johnny Moore starts keeping a journal in his North Carolina hometown, unsure he has anything worth recording. When the Wright brothers arrive, helping them with their flying machine gives him a place in a remarkable experiment.

Hockey-loving twins Dawn and Dusk attend a Montreal Canadiens game with their reluctant family. A contest offering one fan a million-dollar shot on goal turns the outing into an unexpected challenge involving their difficult grandmother.

Young George Ruth breaks a window with a baseball and runs to his father's tavern. Finding a dollar, he decides to buy his friends ice cream, but his attempt to make amends creates another problem.

A.J. hates school, so he's delighted when his new second-grade teacher says she does too. But Miss Daisy claims she can't read or do arithmetic, leaving her puzzled class trying to teach the teacher themselves.

Principal Klutz motivates students with increasingly strange promises, from kissing a pig to bungee jumping off the school roof. A.J. and his classmates worry their principal’s next stunt may be more dangerous than funny.

The new librarian dresses as George Washington and Little Miss Muffet, then refuses to admit she is Mrs. Roopy. A.J. and his classmates try to understand what is happening before her behavior gets even stranger.

Ms. Hannah makes artwork from garbage and wears dresses made of potholders. A.J. already thinks art class is strange, but being assigned to work with Andrea makes the new teacher’s lessons even harder to tolerate.

Gina and four friends promise to earn a million dollars before summer ends. Their scheme involving a photograph of a UFO attracts attention far beyond their small Maine town, making getting rich more complicated than expected.

Ouchie and Squishy face losing their favorite bowling alley when the town council condemns it. Teaming up with its eccentric owner, they try to save Bowl-A-Rama while another destructive threat complicates their plans.

Stosh and his mother travel to 1863 to ask Abner Doubleday whether he invented baseball. Instead, they find themselves amid the Battle of Gettysburg, where answering a sports question becomes a dangerous wartime adventure.

A.J. meets a custodian who dances with her mop and claims cleaning up vomit is fun. Miss Lazar’s mysterious basement room adds to the children’s suspicions that this school employee is hiding something unusual.

A.J. expects gym class to mean dodgeball and other familiar games. Instead, Miss Small teaches scarf juggling, feather balancing, and the Chicken Dance, leaving him and his classmates wondering how these lessons count as exercise.

Music teacher Mr. Hynde break-dances and treats the principal’s bald head like a bongo drum. A.J. and his friends try to make sense of a music class where the teacher’s behavior seems stranger than the lessons.

A.J. develops a crush on Mrs. Cooney, the school nurse, but her strange behavior raises suspicions. He and his friends investigate whether the woman he admires is actually hiding a second life as an international spy.

A.J. is baffled by the French lunch lady’s ideas, from treating the cafeteria like a fancy restaurant to growing her own food. Messages written in mashed potatoes make Ms. LaGrange’s lunches seem even more mysterious.

Young Jackie Robinson keeps losing games to his older brother Mack and becomes frustrated enough to lash out. When Mack invites him to play baseball, Jackie has a chance to try a different kind of competition.

Spanish teacher Miss Holly fills the school with mistletoe as the holidays approach. A.J. and his classmates dread the kissing traditions she is encouraging, turning seasonal celebrations into another uncomfortable adventure at Ella Mentry School.

A.J.’s new science teacher performs strange experiments and has invented a car powered by potatoes. Mr. Docker’s sinister laugh makes the children suspect that his unusual scientific interests might include a plan to conquer the world.

Reading specialist Mr. Macky expects A.J. and his friends to study presidents for Presidents’ Day. But his log cabin and apparent belief that he is Abraham Lincoln make this history lesson unusually puzzling for the class.

A school bus journey goes wrong when a tire goes flat and Mrs. Kormel becomes lost in the middle of nowhere. A.J. and his friends struggle with a driver whose behavior makes the trip increasingly confusing.

Mrs. Patty hands out such good Halloween candy that A.J. wants to visit her house for more. Rumors that the school secretary is a witch and her husband a ghost make that treat seem risky.

With Miss Daisy absent, Ms. Todd takes over the class. A.J. and his friends suspect the substitute kidnapped their teacher to steal her job, and they set out to find evidence for their alarming theory.

Stosh and coach Flip travel to 1942 with a radar gun to test Satchel Paige’s legendary fastball. Following him toward the Negro League World Series brings extraordinary baseball, unexpected adventures, and encounters with segregation.

Four very different fifth graders share a computer that completes their homework. Their growing friendship attracts attention, while strange messages, failed tests, and a possible newspaper story threaten to expose the secret they have been keeping.

Blind teenager Bogie discovers a remarkable talent for golf but needs someone to guide him around the course. With neighbor Birdie’s help, he prepares for a tournament offering a million dollars and an unexpected opportunity.

After his famous failure at the plate, Casey gets another chance to bat for Mudville. With the crowd watching and his reputation at stake, he must try to turn a disastrous past performance into something better.

Thanksgiving brings trouble when grumpy school board president Dr. Carbles threatens Mr. Klutz’s job. A.J. and his friends have to find a way to defend their principal while the school faces an unwelcome change in leadership.

Jimmy, David, and Henry board a plane for a California skateboarding trip, only to face a hijacking and crash. Stranded in the wilderness, the three boys must trade summer fun for finding food, shelter, and rescue.

Children’s author Miss Suki visits A.J.’s school with stories about rainforest animals and an unusual pet. When her raptor gets loose in the classroom, a lesson about endangered creatures leaves the students worrying about themselves.

On Valentine’s Day, crossing guard Mr. Louie puts a supposed love potion in the school water fountain. As teachers flirt and students ask one another out, A.J. becomes determined to avoid having to kiss Andrea.

Computer teacher Mrs. Yonkers introduces strange inventions while Principal Klutz bans junk food. A.J. faces the loss of his favorite sugary snacks as the school’s efforts to embrace new technology become increasingly difficult to understand.

During Poetry Month, Ms. Coco talks in rhyme and insists students explore their feelings. A.J. struggles with the gifted-program teacher’s enthusiasm for poetry, wondering how school became a place where even sunsets make adults cry.

A.J. joins peewee football and discovers that Coach Hyatt has unexpected training ideas, including muddy push-ups and lifting a car. Her plan to include girls on the team gives him even more to complain about.

Stosh’s enemy Bobby Fuller asks for help meeting Jim Thorpe through time travel. Their attempt to protect the athlete’s reputation after his lost Olympic medals brings them into the world of professional baseball and its famous players.

A.J.’s third-grade teacher Mr. Granite seems to know everything but looks, talks, and behaves strangely. The children begin wondering whether their new teacher is a disguised computer or a visitor from somewhere beyond Earth.

A.J. hopes a beach vacation will give him a break from school troubles, until Andrea’s family rents the house next door. Her crush on lifeguard Mr. Sunny adds another complication to a summer already going wrong.

A.J. and his classmates are moving on to third grade, but PTA president Mrs. Dole plans an enormous graduation ceremony. Fireworks, a petting zoo, and flying jets threaten to turn a small milestone into chaos.

A.J. expects a museum sleepover to be unbearably boring. Tour guide Ms. Krup claims the dinosaur skeletons come alive at night, making him and his classmates wonder whether their overnight visit might become much more exciting.

Trip hates reading and wants to attend lacrosse tryouts, but falling books knock him unconscious at the school fair. He wakes in strange worlds full of aliens, haunted houses, and talking animals, searching for a way home.

School counselor Dr. Brad wants the children to stop arguing and live peacefully together. His unusual methods make boys play with dolls and girls use action figures, leaving A.J. puzzled about what the counselor will try next.

New vice principal Mrs. Jafee brings unconventional lessons to Ella Mentry School. A.J. and the gang must do math upside down, take spelling tests underwater, and practice yoga, wondering how much stranger ordinary schoolwork can become.

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are disappearing from the school cafeteria, and Officer Spence investigates. As the security guard begins arresting everyone in sight, A.J. and his classmates face a mystery with increasingly alarming consequences.

After surviving a baseball injury, Stosh learns about Ray Chapman’s fatal accident. He travels to 1920 hoping to prevent it, encountering famous players and Harry Houdini while trying to change a tragic moment in baseball history.

Children’s authors share essays, facts, and practical suggestions for protecting the environment. Edited by Dan Gutman, this collection helps young readers explore ways to save energy, reduce waste, and make everyday choices that benefit the planet.

Brenton, Snik, Judy, and Kelsey reunite when they discover the homework machine's powerful chip survived its destruction. Recovering it from dangerous hands becomes tangled with a search for rumored Egyptian treasure beneath the rim of the Grand Canyon.

A meteorite crashes into a fifth-grade classroom just before Christmas vacation, bringing a genie who offers one shared wish. With only an hour to agree, the students must debate what matters most or lose their chance altogether.

A.J. cannot understand why he needs a speech teacher when he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney's tongue twisters lead to a starring role in Romeo and Juliet, where the possibility of kissing creates an entirely new problem.

Mr. Granite's new student teacher makes A.J. and his friends suspect a vampire has joined Ella Mentry School. Her strange habits and zombie-like boyfriend turn an ordinary classroom assignment into a comic investigation of someone the children find frightening.

When his mother starts a new job, A.J. must attend an after-school care program run by Mr. Tony. The director's plan to make a record-breaking pizza leaves the children dreaming up ways to escape their unusual new routine.

A.J. and his classmates lose their free time when Ella Mentry School introduces lessons during recess. Mrs. Lizzy's balloon animals, worm composting, and other unexpected activities turn playtime into a strange educational program the children never asked for.

Stosh uses a baseball card to travel back and warn Roberto Clemente about the plane crash that will kill him. Meeting a young woman named Sunrise complicates his journey as he tries to change a tragedy in baseball history.

After a tornado devastates their town, a community organizes a talent show to raise money and restore hope. The performers struggle with their acts, and another storm threatens the children's determination to put on the show anyway.

Winning a contest earns A.J. and his third-grade classmates a trip to the zoo. There they meet Miss Child, a zookeeper who believes animals are smarter than people and whose unusual habits make their outing increasingly unpredictable.

Twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald expect a dull family road trip until assassins and coded messages follow them across America. With their parents unaware of the danger, they must uncover who wants them dead and what the Genius Files mean.

A.J. thinks Ella Mentry School's technology expert is embarrassing despite his talent for fixing equipment and inventing gadgets. When a power failure throws the school into confusion, the children must depend on Mr. Harrison's unusual ideas for help.

Reporter Mrs. Lilly visits Ella Mentry School for Career Day and helps the children create their own newspaper. A.J. and his friends embrace investigative reporting, but dramatic headlines and questionable facts turn their discoveries into trouble for the adults.

Ella Mentry School hires Ms. Leakey to improve the children's eating and exercise habits. Her junk-food punching bag, unhealthy robot, and broccoli burgers leave A.J. and his friends facing lessons in health that seem stranger than their usual classes.

A grandfather tells his grandson about Roy Riegels's famous mistake during the 1929 Rose Bowl. After recovering a fumble, the football player runs toward the wrong goal, turning a promising play into a memorable moment of sporting embarrassment.

This children's guide explains how Americans choose a president, moving from the nation's early history to voting and election campaigns. Questions about candidates, predictions, and political competition make a complicated system easier for young readers to understand.

Funny Boy investigates when the president receives a suspicious summons from Dr. Denny, a dentist with a sinister agenda. Armed with jokes rather than conventional weapons, the superhero must confront dental villains and a threat involving an invasion of plaque.

Dan Gutman revisits the famous sixth game of the 1986 World Series, when the Mets escaped defeat against Boston. In this short personal story, he explains his own unlikely claim to having helped secure their victory.

A.J. and Andrea compete to become their third-grade class president as Election Day approaches. Mayor Hubble visits Ella Mentry School to explain politics, turning their rivalry into a campaign full of promises, strategies, and awkward attempts to win votes.

With Mr. Granite ill, A.J. and his classmates look forward to a week with a substitute. Miss Kraft arrives wearing a clown costume and talking through puppets, making her magic tricks and constant cheerfulness another classroom mystery.

Ella Mentry School's groundskeeper has ideas that go far beyond trimming bushes and mowing grass. As Mr. Burke proposes a corn maze and mower races, strange crop circles and something buried beneath the monkey bars give the children questions to investigate.