Going Overboard!

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #35.5

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

Ten years of switcheroos! Happy anniversary, Katie Kazoo!

With indoor mini golf, a chance to swim with dolphins, and her best friend, Suzanne, onboard, Katie's cruise vacation sounds like an ocean of fun! But, of course, the magic wind appears - twice in this Super Special - and blows everything off course! Young readers love the black-and-white illustrations that bring this fun chapter book series to life.

Genres: Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2012

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

[Izzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is inspired by Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. Katie is Ralph, Lori is probably Piggy, Stan and Dan is Samneric, Lizzie is Roger, and Suzzanne is Jack. Suzzanne hates the minnows club and she hates how Katie is chosen for the magic show and how she ruled everything, like how Jack is mortified that Ralph is chosen as chief. Suzzanne later creates her own club which everyone leaves the minnows group to join, which is like how Jack formed a new tribe. Most of the events are like Lord of the Flies, except everything ends happily at the end.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the book was exciting!This was a book that brought me into it and I kept reading and reading!

[Gil-or (readingbooksinisrael) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The older I get the more Suzanne annoys me lol. Overall, I think the Super Specials miss out by having two switches because one of them always feels less important. In this case, it was the dolphin switch. If it had been left out I think the book would have been better.

[Rosie Angel · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Katie Kazoo fan daughter and I read this one together. As someone who has never been on a cruise ship, I personally liked the setting and thought it made the book a little more interesting than the usual schoolyard drama (though her toxic friend Suzanne IS the drama).

[Lillian sabo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

Super good for people that love cruises and it is super duper good I very recommend it!
Love love it

[Tiffeny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Still a cute series for early readers but there are parts that get repeated in every book, I could say them without reading them.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

when katie goes on board a ship with her friend suzzane and land where they get to hang out with the dolphins she changes into sqirt one of the two dolphins and doesn't let sqirt get any treats.and then at midnight there going to see a famous chocolate scraper and maker scrape chocolate into a flying fish and when katie turns into the chocolate scraper she messes up the show for him.and when the chocolate scraper almost gets fired katie suggested that they can make a chocolate store and the chocolate scraper was not fired

[pati · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great first chapter book for the very young.