Horsing Around

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #30

by Nancy E. Krulik, John and Wendy (Illustrator)

Becky is taking riding lessons at the Cherrydale Stables. That's not news to Katie or her friends: In fact, they are sick of hearing about horses and sick of hearing Becky brag about what a great rider she is. Still, Katie convinces everyone to go to the horse show where Becky wins a medal in the first event, showmanship. The event looks pretty easy. However, Katie gets to see what it's like from the horse's perspective when suddenly she's switcherooed into Becky's horse Brownie.

Genres: Childrens

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

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

[Anna Salvesen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Katie and her friends were going to a horse show and the magic wind blew and turned Katie into a horse when she was in the stalls. Then she almost ruined the horse show because she ran away. The rider of the horse she turned into and someone who worked there said that her horse would be ok for a few minutes, but it was actually Katie and this man had sugar cubes in his pocket that smelled good to Katie. So she just ran after the man like the other horses. When Becky (the rider) came back, she stopped the horses and lured them back to their stalls. Katie turned back to herself.

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could ride a pony just like Becky does. It would be fun to try it out. I like how Nancy Krulik always writes about topics that occur in kid's lives (not the switcheroo part, but the activities they do and places they go).

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

katie checks out becky's horse and accidentally turns into her horse brownie. She messes up the show for her.

[vampire (dipita) grul]

can she ride a hores?

[Bridget]

I have only read up to the 29th in the series.
The books are OK. They are WAY too easy to read. I read them in 1st and 2nd grade, the hardest word in any of them, is Suzanne

[Miki]

good

[Evita · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was really boring and I don't get why she changed. It didn't teach the audience anything.

[Aishah Q. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for horse lovers! Awesome!