Un día horrible en el cole

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #1

by Nancy E. Krulik, John y Wendy (Illustrator), Begoña Oro (Translator)

Kate Kazoo es una niña normal y corriente... ¡hasta que se transforma en "alguien" diferente!

Katie tiene un día horrible en el colegio: Su equipo pierde un partido por su culpa, el chulito de Mac no para de incordiarla y, encima, cuando la señorita Ana le saca a la pizarra, se le escapa un enorme, escandalosísimo... ¡eructo!

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Fiction, Chapter Books, Humor, Juvenile

121 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book series, which has brought her to the attention of second, third, and fourth graders nationwide.

Nancy has also written extensively for teens and is well known as a biographer of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Her knowledge of the details of celebrities lives has made her a desired guest on several entertainment shows on the E! network as well as on Extra and Access Hollywood. She can be seen there talking about the secret lives of such celebs as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, and Frankie Muniz. Nancy has also been a guest on radio broadcasts nationwide discussing the superstars she has researched over the years.

As the author of several teen and preteen advice books, including Grosset and Dunlap's Prom!: The Complete Guide to a Truly Spectacular Night, Nancy has been interviewed by several prominent magazines including Cosmo Girl, Teen, Teen People, Seventeen, and Teen Celebrity. She has also been the celebrity guest for three Teen People chat presentations. Nancy has recently begun to delve into the teen novel market, writing four romances for young adults, all of which will be published between 2004 and 2005.

Nancy currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser, their two children, Amanda and Ian, and a crazed cockerspaniel named Pepper .

Reviews

[Diana]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[One Code 431 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Refreshing.... Cute and sweet story with a great massage for everyone... Seems like bad is not that bad after all... Right... Everyone likes to have little magic here and there now...

[Kelsy Fitzgerald]

Yall don’t mind these I just remembered these old books I read when I was younger and don’t want to forget them😂

[Paige C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A girl that turns into a class pet Katie Kozzo is so cool I wish I could turn into a class pet

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Katie Carew merasakan hari yang sangat kacau di hari itu. Celananya kotor saat bermain di playground. Anak murid sekelasnya ada yang pengganggu dan suka menyakiti teman-temannya yang lain. Namanya George. Dan George memberikan julukan Katie Kazoo baginya saat dia tanpa sengaja bersendawa dengan sangat keras di depan kelas! Benar-benar hari yang buruk!

Katie pulang dengan hati yang kesal dan sedih. Malam itu sebelum tidur dia berharap bisa menjadi apa saja, pokoknya bukan dirinya! Keesokan harinya, Katie berangkat ke sekolah seperti biasa. Namun ada yang aneh, tiba-tiba angin bertiup di sekelilingnya, dan mengubahnya menjadi... seekor hamster!

Katie bingung, kenapa ini terjadi? Barulah dia ingat kalau semalam dia berharap menjadi apa saja kecuali dirinya. Katie (sebagai hamster) berupaya melarikan diri, dan berhasil! Seluruh isi kelas mengejarnya, namun Katie berlari dengan sangat cepat. Saat mendengar George berteriak-teriak ketakutan, Katie (dalam bentuk hamster) malah menghampirinya dan membuatnya naik ke atas meja. Ha-ha! Ternyata pengganggu itu takut hamster!

Setelah kejadian itu, George ganti diganggu anak-anak sekelas. Katie yang bertemu dengannya sepulang sekolah merasa kasihan padanya. Dia pun mencari tahu mengapa George selalu mengganggu teman-temannya. Jawaban George membuat Katie kaget, dan memutuskan untuk membantunya. Dapatkan Katie mengubah George, si pengganggu itu, menjadi anak yang baik?

Ini adalah seri pertama dari novel chapter Katie Kazoo berubah wujud. Di dalam seri ini, Katie berubah wujud menjadi apa saja yang menjadi masalah saat itu. Ceritanya sangat ringan, cucok untuk anak-anak usia sekolah dasar di kelas 3 ke atas. Terdapat ilustrasi di dalamnya, sehingga untuk anak yang terbiasa membaca buku cerita bergambar, dan baru belajar membaca novel chapter, akan terasa menyenangkan dan tidak membosankan.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Katie Carew is having a terrible day! She loses the football game for her team, and she gets mud all over her jeans. George, the class bully, teases her and calls her Katie Kazoo. She goes home and makes a wish on a shooting star to be anyone else! The next day in school a strange wind comes around Katie, and the next thing she realizes, is she is the class pat, Speedy the hamster! At first Katie panics, but then ends up getting loose from the cage. While on the run she learns something about George.

Out of the four Katie Kazoo books I have read so far, this one is my favorite. It deals with the sensitive topic of bullying. Every child encounters this in some shape of form, and although what happened to Katie is unrealistic, how she handles the situation is a good lesson for children. Katie has the opportunity to get back at George for teasing her, but she takes the high road and is kind to him. She ends up becoming friends with George and showing him another way to make people laugh instead of making fun of them.

Great series for beginning readers. Katie is eight years old and in the third grade. These books are more for first and second graders, but they may look up to Katie and her friends.

[Children's Literature Project · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anyone but Me is the first book in the series Katie Kazoo. In Anyone but Me, Katie is bullied by a new student named George. That evening Katie wished that she was anyone but herself. What she did not realize is at that exact moment a shooting star crossed the sky. The next day Katie was nervous about entering the school because of George. All of a sudden Katie felt a breeze and she turned into the class hamster. Now Katie had to find a way out of the cage and to turn back to herself.

Classroom Uses:
- 3rd grade
- literature circle
- class library

DRA: 24
GR: M
Lexile: 550L
GLE: 3.4

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

“It’s okay to be afraid of something.”
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I have a lot of love for this series - sentimental from my days in third and fourth grade. I decided to reread (in 20 minutes) over a decade later, and I still remember many of the characters. This first book in the series tells the story of the first time Katie “switched” to another body after having a bad day. It also features her receiving her nickname, “Katie Kazoo.” This was an opportunity for her to get back at George for being mean. While she did kind of do that, this story isn’t about revenge. George got a redemption arc and the reconciliation was nice.

[Miz Lizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first book in a popular series for grade three students who are just getting into chapter books. I found it rather mediocre but I probably would have enjoyed it at that age since I loved did-it-really-happen, switcheroo kind of magic stuff. Katie transforms the class bully into a friend after she gains some insight from spending the day magically transformed into the class guinea pig.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book in 1st grade and it was the first book that got me into books. I read the entire series and back then I loved it so much. I kinda like it now but if you are wanting a YA book that is like this, read Every Day.

[Katie Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used to be obsessed with this series when I was little due to the fact that my name is also Katie. When I took my students to the library a few weeks ago I saw this book there and thought it would be fun to revisit. It was a super cute kids book with a great message. Obviously I am an adult and it wasn’t made for me, i’m judging it as a kids book!

[Audrey]

I never read this book. MY little sister did after she bought it at the School bookfair. All I know about it is that my sister never reads, but after she read the first book in this series, she stole my computer and went on amazon to buy the next 45 books!

[Kate]

I read this in like 1st grade

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to this in the car. It was a pretty entertaining story to listen to with the kids.

[Brooke · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a fun throwback

[Annie Flanders · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute series of books. I just finished book one in the Katie Kazoo series - Anyone But Me.

Her real name is Katie Carew. She got the name Kazoo because her burping sounded like a kazoo.

Katie has two best friends - Jeremy Fox and Suzanne Lock. Then is the class tormentor - George Brennan.

She unfortunately has many mishaps and becomes the brunt of the children's laughter. This results in her not wanting to go to school anymore. But she does and the way to school there is a magical wind. The next thing she knows - Katies is transformed into the class hamster - Speedy. After a few adventures as a hamster - she gets back her human form.

By the end of the book she becomes friends with Georget Brennan.

I look forward to her next adventures.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Katie's third grade woes are all made infinitely worse by George, the class bully. Every tiny mishap gets blown up into a major embarrassment by his mockery. She gets so upset she accidentally wishes on a shooting star to switch lives with someone else. Little does she expect to have her wish granted by being turned into the class hamster! It's a mild, cute story about dealing with bullies. Seriously, though, is no one else worried that Speedy the hamster was probably running around in Katie's body when she was in his?

[Marines Lopez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Katie Kazoo was a normal girl in 3rd grade until one day the magic came to her life she realized that when she really wished something like being a hamster or a baby she could, so she had more and more adventures changing into people’s bodies. The characters are Katie Kazoo and all of her friends. I don't really think the book changed me but it did teach me that friends can help you a lot. I would recommend it to Ruthy because she likes short stories.

[Evie · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you have any love for your children don't let them read this series! I read it as a young kid and it scarred me for life! I can't go a day without worrying I'll "switcheroo" into someone! Live theater is forever ruined for me!!! The thought of what to do if I were to suddenly turn into one of the actors is always in the back of my mind!!! If you appreciate any sanity you may have DON'T READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!

[Jayden · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when I was in elementary school and I always refer back to it when I’m asked what my favorite childhood book is and for my college literacy class I have to bring in my favorite childhood book to share so I just reread it and I remember why it was my favorite. As a 7 year old girl I could relate to Katie on many different levels. Definitely going to have to buy more to add to my future classroom.

[Cami · Rating 4 out of 5]

[memory lane] I read this (& many other books in the series) years ago – sometime around primary school, so possibly as a 7-12 y/o? – and remember being quite taken by the whole series & concept! The formula of Katie-switching-into-someone/something-else was always the same, but all the different scenarios & the laughs that came along were more than enough for me to aim to complete this series every time I visited the library :>

[Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, this book really does capture what it’s like to be in 2nd/3rd grade. Losing games at recess and burping in class were literally the end of the world, and bullies really did just relentlessly make fun of you just for getting some mud on your jeans. Wild times.

I don’t know why I felt the urge to read this though.

[Kelsie Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in elementary school and it was my favorite series. After a trip to the book fair with my students today I decided to reread this. It was super cute and as good as I remember. Obviously the writing is simple and meant for kids but I still enjoyed myself and it was still good.

[Danielle Perez]

I read these books in elementary school and I loved them so much!! I tried for so long to remember what these books were called because I was the only one who read them and now I finally found them! Going to buy them all and read them again to make my third grade self happy<3

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic, beginner book. I let Jane pick our next audio book since she didn't like the last one and this is what she picked. Oddly enough, all of my boys seemed to like it too. Just okay for me.

[Glimmer Glaceon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hamster LOL

[Sophie Fradj · Rating 5 out of 5]

First book I borrowed in our library. I loved it! I wish I could have read more but our library has limited books.

[Jennifer Felix · Rating 5 out of 5]

7 year old girl approved

“I like the book because there was a magic in it. I like that George became nice in the end” Lauren, 7

[-Eli- · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mine is a spoiler

[Nela Vonkova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listened to the book in the car. Did not like the first chapter, but then I loved it.