My Weird School is a series of humorous books by New Yorker, Dan Gutman, that is written in a first-person narrative. As of January 2013, the series contains a total of twenty-one books.^[1]

The main character in the series is Arlo Jervis, better known as “A.J.”, a boy who dislikes school. He attends Ella Mentry School, together with his archenemy Andrea Young.

The books in the series are:

1. Miss Daisy Is Crazy!
2. Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!
3. Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!
4. Ms. Hannah Is Bananas!
5. Miss Small Is Off the Wall!
6. Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!
7. Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!
8. Ms. LaGrange Is Strange!
9. Miss Lazar Is Bizarre!
10. Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!
11. Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!
12. Ms. Todd Is Odd!
13. Mrs. Patty Is Batty!
14. Miss Holly Is Too Jolly!
15. Mr. Macky Is Wacky!
16. Ms. Coco Is Loco!
17. Miss Suki Is Kooky!
18. Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!
19. Dr. Carbles Is Losing his Marbles!
20. Mr. Louie Is Screwy!
21. Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!

A new series was published in 2008, in which A.J., Andrea, and their classmates graduate from second to third grade at Ella Mentry School —there, they have a new teacher and new adventures. The books in the second series are:

1. Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control!
2. Mr. Sunny Is Funny!
3. Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!
4. Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!
5. Officer Spence Makes No Sense!
6. Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy!
7. Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad!
8. Miss Laney Is Zany!
9. Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy!
10. Miss Mary Is Scary!
11. Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!
12. Ms. Leakey Is Freaky!

‘’My Weirder School’’ is another series of book that are set in the Ella Mentry School—in this series, a new character, Alexia Juarez, is introduced and all of the usual characters are still in third grade. The fifth installment in this series, Ms. Beard Is Weird!, was released on June 26, 2012, while Mayor Hubble is in Trouble, the sixth installment, was released on August 21, 2012.

1. Miss Child Has Gone Wild!
2. Mr. Harrison Is Embarrasin'!
3. Mrs. Lilly Is Silly!
4. Mr. Burke Is Berserk!
5. Ms. Beard Is Weird!
6. Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble!
7. Ms. Kraft Is Daft!
8. Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous!
9. Ms. Sue Has No Clue
10. Mr. Moolatin is a Lunatic
11. Mr.Hanley is Manley!

• A.J. (Arlo Jervis)

A.J. is the main character in all three of the series and the stories are told from his point-of-view. The character is friends with Ryan, Michael, Neil, and Alexia and his opening line in most of the books is: "My name is A.J. and I hate school."

• Ryan Dole

This character is an African American boy who will eat nearly anything— in Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!, Ryan eats a seat cushion.

• Michael Robinson

The character of Michael is one of A.J.'s best friends. He is notorious for never tying his shoes and he is portrayed as wearing glasses.

• Neil Crouch

Neil is a character mistakenly perceived as a "nude kid". He made his first appearance in Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!, in which the school bus sustains a flat tire during a detour to pick up the "nude kid", who turns out to actually be the "new kid". Neil does not speak much and his appearance is similar to Michael, as they both wear glasses and have the same type of hair. The character owns a pet ferret, called “Mr. Wiggles”, and the ferret is the president of Ella Mentry School in Mr. Macky Is Wacky! and the class president of third grade in Mayor Hubble is in Trouble!.

• Alexia Juarez (or A.J.)

Introduced in the third series, in Miss Child Has Gone Wild!, this female character is portrayed as a tomboy—Alexia first appears riding a skateboard into Mr. Granite's class and she always wears a cap. According to A.J., the main character, Alexia is "pretty cool", even though she is a girl. Alexia also likes and dislikes what A.J. likes and dislikes; for example, she hates school, but likes eating pizza and skateboarding. The character sits at the boys' table during lunch.

• Andrea Young

Andrea is portrayed as the smartest person in A.J.'s class, as well as being A.J.'s love interest. She is one of two primary antagonists, usually corrects A.J. and the other boys when they make mistakes while talking, and occasionally makes the statement, "Boys are dumbheads." However, the character is depicted displaying affection towards the protagonist, as she writes, "I'll miss you, Arlo", in Mrs.Dole is out of Control! and asks A.J. to hold her hand in Mr. Harrison is Embarrasin'! Andrea is portrayed as a student who is eager to please her teachers and she always raises her hand in response to any questions that are asked during classes. Her mother is the PTA president of Ella Mentry School, while A.J. claims that Andrea is the most annoying kid at the school. In, "Mayor Hubble is in Trouble" it's appeared that Andrea wrote in her diary, "I like AJ".

• Emily Pucket

The character of Emily is Andrea Young's accomplice—she is the second antagonist after Andrea. Emily agrees with everything that Andrea says, causing A.J. to think that the two are the most annoying students he has ever met. Emily is sometimes called a “crybaby”, as she always cries and "runs out of the room" when A.J. says something mean to her. Emily has appeared in every book except Mr. Sunny Is Funny!

• Mrs. Daisy

First called “Miss Daisy”, this character was A.J.'s 2nd grade teacher. She first appeared in Miss Daisy is Crazy, a book in which she is the main character. Mrs. Daisy ironically hates school and is not knowledgeable. One of the character’s prominent traits is her love of bonbons. She is married to Mr. Macky in Mr. Louie Is Screwy and is portrayed as giving birth to a child, named “Jackie Macky”, during the season of summer in that book.

• Mr. Granite

The character of Mr. Granite is not only A.J.'s 3rd grade teacher, but he is from Australia, or so A.J and his pals think. Mr. Granite is from another planet—he tried to return, but his spaceship crashed. Mr. Granite is also a long-distance swimmer.

• Mr. Klutz

The character of Mr. Klutz is the principal of Ella Mentry School. Mr. Klutz is constantly portrayed undertaking strange acts, like kissing a pig, after he instructs the school’s students to concurrently embark on a similarly unusual activity. In Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles, the character was dismissed, but returned at a later stage in the series.

• Mrs. Ella Mentry

This character is the woman whom Ella Mentry School is named after. She occasionally visits the school in the three series and her visits always coincide with a mishap at the school.

• Dr. Carbles

This character is the head of the Board of Education and sometimes visits Ella Mentry School, but his visits, like the character of Mrs. Ella Mentry, always coincide with a mishap at the school. In Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles, the character tires of the consistent problems that arise during his visits and fires Mr. Klutz; however, Mr. Klutz returns to his position as the school’s principal and Dr. Carbles is, instead, dismissed by the superintendent.

• In Mr. Macky is Wacky, Miss Daisy attempts to read a book but she is unable to read a single word contained in the text.^{[citation needed]}
• In Mrs. Cooney is Looney, Mrs. Cooney owns up to a wrongdoing, but returns later.^{[citation needed]}

• Dan Gutman's Books