- Katie Kazoo
Katie Kazoo is the title character in a series of books written by author
Nancy E. Krulik and published by thePenguin Group .Story
Main character
Katie Carew, nicknamed Katie Kazoo by a friend (George), had no idea what would happen when she wished that she could be anyone but herself. But now her wish has come true, and-switcheroo!-she keeps turning into other people and even animals! Katie Kazoo, is a fourth grader in the series of
novel s byNancy E. Krulik , illustrated by John & Wendy.Katie Carew is your typical puppy loving, pizza eating, camp going, jump rope playing fourth grade girl. Katie also happens to be an ovo-lacto vegetarian. Katie's adventures with the magic wind started last year when she was in third grade. She'd had a terrible day. First she'd lost the football game for her team. She'd gotten mud all over her favorite pants, and burped really loud in front of her whole class, so she wished she could be anybody but herself that night. Apparently, there must have be a shooting star cause her wish came true in the form of the magic wind. Now, when the magic wind strikes, *Switcheroo!* Katie is turned into another person or animal, and usually causes trouble for whoever it is she has turned into.
George Brennan- George is the boy who gave Katie her Nickname, also he is the funniest kid in 4th grade because of his jokes.
Suzanne Lock- is Katie's best friend who loves fashion. Suzanne loves attention and gets annoyed when someone else has all the attention. Even though she is Katie's best friend, she brags and is sometimes mean to Katie.
Jeremy Fox- is Katie's other best friend, Jeremy is a very good soccer player. But he and Suzanne don't get along without Katie around.
Emma Weber- is Katie's pal who plays the flute in band.
Jessica Haynes- is not good friends with Katie but gets along with her.
Kadeem Carter- is George's rival. Kadeem and George both think they're the funniest kid in the 4th grade
Becky Stern- She is rarely mentioned, but is katie's friend. Becky also has a crush on Jeremy.
Miriam Chan- Miriam is very sensitive and always critices George because she thinks anything he does is disgusting or unacceptable.
Mandy Banks- is Miriam's best friend and is a really fast runner
School
Katie goes to Cherrydale Elementary School. In third grade, her teacher was Mrs.Derkman, who also happened to be her neighbor. Mrs.Derkman is a strict teacher, and most of the kids in her class dislike her, including Katie. In fourth grade, she gets a completely different teacher, who is hippie like, nature loving man named Mr. Guthrie.
Books in the series
*"Anyone but Me" (#1)
*"Out to Lunch" (#2)
*"Oh, Baby!" (#3)
*"Girls Don't Have Cooties" (#4)
*"I Hate Rules!" (#5)
*"Get Lost!" (#6)
*"Drat! You Copycat!" (#7)
*"Doggone It!" (#8)
*"Any Way You Slice It" (#9)
*"Quiet on the Set!" (#10)
*"No Messin With My Lesson" (#11)
*"No Bones About It" (#12)
*"Katie Kazoo Super Special: Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade"
*"On Your Mark, Get Set, Laugh!" (#13)
*"Friends for Never" (#14)
*"Love Stinks!" (#15)
*"Bad Rap" (#16)
*"Write On!" (#17)
*"Katie Kazoo Super Special: A Whirlwind Vacation"
*"A Katie Kazoo Christmas: Super Super Special"
*"Katie Kazoo: Switcheroo Keepsake Box"
*"Karate Katie" (#18)
*"Gotcha! Gotcha Back!" (#19)
*"Be Nice to Mice" (#20)
*"Katie Kazoo Super Special: Witch Switch"
*"I'm game" (#21)
*"It's Snow Joke" (#22)
*"Open Wide" (#23)
*" No Biz Like Show Biz(#24)
*" Katie Kazoo Super Special: Camp Rules
*"My Pop Is Tops (#25)
*"Something's Fishy (#26)
*"Katie Kazoo Super Special: On Thin Ice
*"Flower Power (#27)
*"Free the Worms! (#28)
*"Major League Mess-Up (#29)
*"Katie Kazoo Super Special: Vote for Suzanne!External links
* [http://www.katiekazoo.com/ Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo website]
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