Doggone It!

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #8

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

When Katie's teacher moves in next-door, Katie can't believe her bad luck! Nothing could be worse than your own teacher living next-door-or could it? Mrs. Derkman hates dogs, and she wants the dogs on their street to be kept on leashes at all times! Katie is furious. Then the magic wind blows, turning Katie into her own dog, Pepper. Will she be able to convince her teacher that dogs are not all bad?

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Contemporary, Middle Grade, Chapter Books

80 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2003

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

[Tessa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is part of a series. Katie the main character has had something strange happen to her and she changes into differetn things in each book.
In Doggonit Katie's teacher has moved next door. She is scaring all Katie's friends away and making Katie's dog pepper unhappy. Katie needs to find a way to make living next to her teacher more bearable. She turns into her dog and finds a solution to her problem.

This book is pretty silly and there is one part that is a little confusing. Other than that it is a pretty easy read. I might add it to my classroom library, because it could appeal to girls and help them become more interested in reading.

[Katie (hiding in the pages) · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 9 year old daughter LOVES these books, so I thought I would read one to see what it is she's reading. Cute, VERY QUICK, story.

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mom says: "Thank goodness for the public library Kindle loans! I had a very grumpy girl desperate for reading material this weekend and was able to upload these instantly."

[Tyler Replogle · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter like how this book has dogs, so this book was great for her.

[Pianogirl1126 · Rating 4 out of 5]

my daughter zoomed through this in one day

[Julie Lee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved the book and as a reader, I enjoyed this book! I can't imagine what would happen if my teacher lived right next door!

[Cassie Crowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book.I like how it shows the pov. Of pepper.It is really cute.🐶

[Jackie Chevalier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading from a dogs point of view!

[Kelsie Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was really good. I loved the switch and the plot was cute in this one.

[Alexis · Rating 3 out of 5]

And with this, I've hit 1000 books for my 2023 goal.

What an experience, fantastic, wonderful.

(I am never doing this again.)

[Sydney · Rating 4 out of 5]

when katie's strict teacher moves next door and hates dogs she wants all dogs on the street to be kept on leashes and katie is furious. so when katie turns into her dog pepper.and this other cute and white fluffy dog makes a mess in her yard ms.derkman blames katie's dog katie is trying to tellher that her dog didn't do it so mrs. derkman watches her yard to see f katie's dog is messing up her yard.but instead she sees a cute white fluffy dog messing up her yad she says sorry for blaming pepper katie's dog and keeps the cute dog.

[Katt Hansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's every kid's worst nightmare when the teacher moves next door. Katie's life gets very complicated when first her teacher moves in, and then reveals that she doesn't like dogs at all. What's worse, Katie has become Pepper!

Cute and fun story from the point of view of a dog - SQUIRREL!

[vampire (dipita) grul · Rating 5 out of 5]

she is a dog now!

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Doggone It, it made me feel sorry for Pepper that someone else's dog was eating Mrs. Derkman's vegetables and Pepper got blamed for it and had to be on a leash.

[Trisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

audio book that was just perfect for my 6 year old without boring the rest of the car (and my 12 year old) a very fun read together!!!

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

0wn really really good