Books like Miss Lazar is bizarre! by Dan Gutman
In Dan Gutman’s playful tale, Mis Th. Lazar-G, the school janitor, uses her mop to dance through classroom corridors and keep a mysterious secret room hidden beneath the basement floors. The bind(bare), she claims “cleaning throw‑up is fun!” as she has a plan for the bad kids who are supposed to be kept in the basement. With an eccentric personality that makes her the "weirdest custodian in the history of the world", Miss Lazar’s antics add a humorous, quirky layer to the everyday school environment.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Dan Gutman
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