by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Fiction
Bubba has been the bane of Nolan’s existence for five long years. So when Mr. Green asks the class to become reporters, Nolan decides he’ll write an expose- on Bubba. He doesn’t want to sign his name to it (that’d be suicicdal), so Nolan creates a secret identity for...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Fiction
Even superheroes have problems. That’s what Nolan discovers when he meets Chase Morton, the boy who plays his favorite TV superhero on The Gecko and Sticky. Chase is being hounded by a sleazy tabloid reporter who is evil! Sneaky! A liar! So Nolan vows to expose the...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
Ella Mentry School’s counselor wants everybody to get along with one another. He wants everybody to be polite. He wants everybody to live in harmony. What is his problem? Now the boys have to play with dolls and the girls have to play with action figures. Wait...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
The new vice principal of Ella Mentry School has some crazy ideas on how to teach kids. A.J. and the gang have to stand on their heads, do yoga, and take spelling tests underwater. Could it possibly get any weirder? Used by permission of Dan Gutman. ********** The...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
The security guard at Ella Mentry School has gone off the deep end! Somebody is stealing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the vomitorium, and Officer Spence is arresting all the teachers and putting them in jail. But who really did it? You’ll have to...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
It’s Pee Wee football season, and A.J.’s new coach is crazy. She wants the boys to pick up her car for exercise! She wants to put girls on the team! You’ll never believe what happens in the big game! Used by permission of Dan Gutman. *********** In...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
A.J. and the gang are graduating from second grade. But Ryan’s mom is the PTA president, and she’s turning the whole thing into a huge ceremony with fireworks, a petting zoo, and a flyover by The Blue Angels! Is third grade such a big deal? What could...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
A.J. thinks that nothing can possibly be as boring as a sleepover in the natural history museum. But anything can happen when Ms. Krup is in charge. Used by permission of Dan Gutman. ************ In the 21st book in the My Weird School series, A.J. thinks that nothing...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
When the hippie crossing guard, Mr. Louie, puts a love potion in the water fountain, everyone at Ella Mentry School falls in love! Used by permission of Dan Gutman. ********* In the twentieth book in the My Weird School series, something groovy is going on! It’s...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 12, 2009 | Humor
Dr. Carbles, the president of the board of education, is fed up with Mr. Klutz and wants to fire him. Will A.J. and his friends be able to save their principal’s job? Used by permission of Dan Gutman. *********** In the nineteenth book in the My Weird School series,...