The baseball card adventures is a novel series written by dan gutman. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dan gutman books online. The setting takes place mostly in the 1941, in philadelphia. Im trying to write stories that are so captivating that kids will look up after an hour and feel like theyd been watching a movie in their head. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. This book follows the life of joe stoshack, a year old kid who lives in louisville, kentucky. When he was a kid, dan gutman always did his homework. With more than 2 million books sold, the baseball card adventures bring the greatest players in history to life. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Joe stoshack is a kid who can travel in time by touching baseball cards which take him to the time and place of the player in the photo. My story and im sticking with it questions kids always ask me. Now theyve turned up on his doorstepand they know all about his ability to travel through time. Stosh will get some helpfrom the immortal ted williams. It just took me a while to figure out the best way to do it. The novel that jump started dan gutmans penchant for book series is also one that took quite some time to publish having been rejected by 10 publishers in two years. All these products are based on the my weird school books and characters developed by dan gutman and jim paillot. Ted and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman. Oct 30, 2012 this feature is not available right now.
Having written it in 1994, it was finally published by harpercollins in 1997. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and. When he holds a baseball card, he feels a tingling sensation, and when it gets strong, is transported to the year that card was made and somewhere near the ballplayer on the card.
He is an avid reader and consequently an advanced one. Dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read. These are weird times, so i thought a little fireside chat might help. This is funny to me, because writing humor was what i wanted to do when i got started back in 1978. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Dan gutman born october 19, 1955 is an american writer, primarily of childrens fiction. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The fbi has found out about stoshs power to travel through time with baseball cards, and they have assigned him to go back to 1941 to warn president roosevelt about the attack on pearl harbor.
My weird school 21 book box set dan gutman, jim paillot illustrator. Publication order of kid who ran for president books. Im going to do a readaloud of my new my weird school book miss blake is a flake. When he was a boy, dan didnt like to read, and his books are most popular with reluctant readers today. The books feature a boy, joe stoshack, who can travel through time when he touches old baseball cards. Childrens fiction writer, dan gutman, is an american writer who has written popular book series such as my weird school series, the genius files, the homework machine series and the baseball card adventures series. Dan gutman books list of books by author dan gutman. Dan gutman was born in a log cabin in illinois and used to write by candlelight with a piece of chalk on a shovel. I wish i could visit every school that invites me, but thats impossible. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninetytwo state book award nominations.
Book 11 of 12 in the baseball card adventures series. I have to balance my writing, family commitments, and free time. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Mar 20, 2012 dan gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devoured all the books in the sportsloving authors baseball card adventure series. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, dan has received nineteen state book.
If you want to learn more about dan or his books, stop by his web site. Actually, dan gutman grew up in new jersey and he writes on a laptop computer. Tasked with using his ted williams card to go back to 1941 to prevent the attack on pearl harbor, stosh also seizes on the chance to help the splendid. Books by dan gutman authors like dan gutman what should i. Babe and me baseball card adventure series by dan gutman.
Below is a list of dan gutmans books in order of when they were first released. Dan gutman books, author biography, and reading level. Dan gutman has won a wide and growing audience among young readers, who have eagerly devoured all the books in the sportsloving authors baseball card adventure series. This is an adventure type book, so if you truly enjoy adventure this is the book for you. Williams was one of the greatest hitters of all time, even though he lost years of his career to serve in the marines. I am a member of sabr society for american baseball research, nwu national writers union, and scbwi society of childrens book writers and illustrators. Having said that, there are two ways i can visit your school. Dan gutman became a published author in 1990 with it aint cheating if you dont get caught a nonfiction book. His work of fiction was the childrens novel they came from center field. Find the complete baseball card adventures book series by dan gutman. Joe, or stosh as some people call him is told by the fbi to use his ability to travel through time, and stop the attack on pearl harbor. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010.
The main character, stosh can travel back in time using baseball cards. Ted and me 11 by dan gutman 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The author is dan gutman, and the book is apart of his a baseball card adventure book series. Mar 20, 2012 dan gutman is the new york times bestselling author of the genius files series. At 2pm, im going to do a readaloud of my new my weird school book miss blake is a flake.
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