Biography of dan gutman

American children's writer

Dan Gutman (born October 19, 1955)^[1] is an American writer, primarily of children's fiction.

His works include the Baseball Card Adventures children's book series that began with Honus & Me, and the My Weird School series.

Early life and education

Gutman was born in New York City, moving with his family a year later to Newark, New Jersey, where on June 1, 1968, his father abandoned the family.^[1] His homemaker mother Adeline became a secretary and cared for Dan and his older sister, Lucy.^[2] After Vailsburg High School in Newark, Gutman graduated from Rutgers University with a degree in psychology in 1977.

He began a graduate program in psychology, but dropped out and moved to New York City in 1980 to pursue a writing career.^[1][2]

Career

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