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Princess Pulverizer #2
Worse, Worser, Wurst
Princess Pulverizer may not be a knight yet, but she won't let that stop her from saving the day!There's trouble in the kingdom of Salamistonia! Ever since an evil wizard kidnapped Lester the jester, laughter and smiles have disappeared. Now Princess Pulverizer has the perfect opportunity to complete the next good deed on her Quest of a rescue mission! With her friends Lucas and Dribble by her side, can Princess Pulverizer defeat the wizard, free Lester, and bring fun back to Salamistonia?
142 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2018
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Nancy E. Krulik
417 books239 followersNancy 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 .
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 .
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August 6, 2018
3.5 stars
November 23, 2020
This is the 2nd book in the series. The Princess and her friends must save a court jester from a wizard.
December 3, 2020
Read aloud with my three girls (6, 5, & 3) & they enjoyed it.
May 3, 2023
I enjoyed this second chapter book in the early reader series. My 5yo stuck with it for the first 2/3 but seemed to lose interest (though still wants to read the next in the series). Princess Pulverizer is on a quest to rescue kidnapped Lester the Jester from the Wizard of Wurst. She becomes the wizard’s apprentice and learns a bit of spell-casting magic, which she is able to harness in time to do her knightly good deed.
January 25, 2018
It must've been the completely cheesy jokes, but I liked this one even better than the first in the series!
October 9, 2018
The second kindness act is coming to Princess Pulverizer! Be prepared for lots of wurst.
This time our girl comes to a small kingdom of Salamistonia (yep, which had my stomach growling in hunger)! She finds out that not all is well in this kingdom. The royal Jester has been kidnapped by a wizard, and now everyone is in the pits. Yep, one Jester gone and no one can laugh any more. Don't ask me how that works, but that is how it goes in this kingdom.
Our princess sees her second deed on the horizon, and goes after it. I loved her plans how to get the Jester out (plus, how fun that she can do magic, I am guessing not everyone can do that in that country, due to how people reacted), plus she also understand that teamwork is a good thing.
I didn't like Lucas at all. I get he is afraid of everything, even his shadow, but come on. It was just so dumb. Princess Pulverizer is trying so hard to learn things, to become better, whereas he doesn't do crap and just stands there like a ninny completely ruining things. :|
I really liked the princess in this one. She is still selfish, at times mean, and still has a lot to learn before she can become a true knight, but she is definitely improving. Learning things as she tries to complete quests and get closer to knighthood.
Like the other book this one is filled to the brim with illustrations, and I just love them, though I wasn't too sure about the designs of the Jester or the wizard.
This one is also full of hilarious word-jokes/puns varying from hilarious to *groan*.
Since this one concludes her second kindness quest, I am guessing it is going to be a kindness/good deed a book, which means at least 6 more books to go! This makes me so so happy, as I want more adventures of Princess Pulverizer and her hapless friends.
The ending was a good one, and I liked the item she got from it. I am sure that will come in handy with the next quest/kindness deed!
I hope my library gets the next books soon, I want to see what is going to happen next!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This time our girl comes to a small kingdom of Salamistonia (yep, which had my stomach growling in hunger)! She finds out that not all is well in this kingdom. The royal Jester has been kidnapped by a wizard, and now everyone is in the pits. Yep, one Jester gone and no one can laugh any more. Don't ask me how that works, but that is how it goes in this kingdom.
Our princess sees her second deed on the horizon, and goes after it. I loved her plans how to get the Jester out (plus, how fun that she can do magic, I am guessing not everyone can do that in that country, due to how people reacted), plus she also understand that teamwork is a good thing.
I didn't like Lucas at all. I get he is afraid of everything, even his shadow, but come on. It was just so dumb. Princess Pulverizer is trying so hard to learn things, to become better, whereas he doesn't do crap and just stands there like a ninny completely ruining things. :|
I really liked the princess in this one. She is still selfish, at times mean, and still has a lot to learn before she can become a true knight, but she is definitely improving. Learning things as she tries to complete quests and get closer to knighthood.
Like the other book this one is filled to the brim with illustrations, and I just love them, though I wasn't too sure about the designs of the Jester or the wizard.
This one is also full of hilarious word-jokes/puns varying from hilarious to *groan*.
Since this one concludes her second kindness quest, I am guessing it is going to be a kindness/good deed a book, which means at least 6 more books to go! This makes me so so happy, as I want more adventures of Princess Pulverizer and her hapless friends.
The ending was a good one, and I liked the item she got from it. I am sure that will come in handy with the next quest/kindness deed!
I hope my library gets the next books soon, I want to see what is going to happen next!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
January 18, 2021
Princess Pulverizer is desperate for another good deed to do so she can go to knight school. When she, Lucas, and Dribble stumble into the town of Salamistonia, they notice everyone is very serious and somber. When they ask why, they discover that the Wizard of Wurst has captured Salamistonia's court jester. Princess Pulverizer is off like a shot for the wizard's tower, despite Lucas and Dribble's hesitations.
I love all three of these main characters. Lucas is a very likable worry wort/scaredy cat. Princess Pulverizer is a very creative thinker, if not as magically adept as she may hope and has issues with pride (which she knows she needs to work on and both of which provide some great entertainment). And Dribble is just hilarious. This was a creative and relatively unpredictable confrontation between a determined Princess and an evil wizard. Krulik obviously had fun with this one. Hand this series to humor fans, fantasy fans, and adventure fans. It's a good segue between lower grade and middle grade (also good for high lower grade readers or low middle grade readers).
Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. There are some magical threats, but things generally work out well for the good guys and no one is hurt.
I love all three of these main characters. Lucas is a very likable worry wort/scaredy cat. Princess Pulverizer is a very creative thinker, if not as magically adept as she may hope and has issues with pride (which she knows she needs to work on and both of which provide some great entertainment). And Dribble is just hilarious. This was a creative and relatively unpredictable confrontation between a determined Princess and an evil wizard. Krulik obviously had fun with this one. Hand this series to humor fans, fantasy fans, and adventure fans. It's a good segue between lower grade and middle grade (also good for high lower grade readers or low middle grade readers).
Notes on content: No language issues. No sexual content. There are some magical threats, but things generally work out well for the good guys and no one is hurt.
April 17, 2018
Krulik, Nancy Worse, Worser, Wurst (Princess Pulverizer #2), 124 pages. Penguin, 2018. $16. Language: G (o swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
Princess Pulverizer and her best friend, Lucas and the Dragon Dribble, are off to accomplish her second kind deed so that she can go to Knight school. This time they are determined to rescue a court jester from an evil magician. Unfortunately that means that Princess Pulverizer must become an apprentice to the evil Wizard of Wurst and leave her friends out in the woods. All alone, she is the most danger yet. Lots of engaging illustrations throughout.
I liked this second book almost as much as the first, though its more about the princess and we don’t get to know the other two characters as much. It’s a fun adventure with creative thinking, some goofiness, and lots of heart. I would add this series to my chapter books in a heartbeat.
EL-ADVISABLE. Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian & Author
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Princess Pulverizer and her best friend, Lucas and the Dragon Dribble, are off to accomplish her second kind deed so that she can go to Knight school. This time they are determined to rescue a court jester from an evil magician. Unfortunately that means that Princess Pulverizer must become an apprentice to the evil Wizard of Wurst and leave her friends out in the woods. All alone, she is the most danger yet. Lots of engaging illustrations throughout.
I liked this second book almost as much as the first, though its more about the princess and we don’t get to know the other two characters as much. It’s a fun adventure with creative thinking, some goofiness, and lots of heart. I would add this series to my chapter books in a heartbeat.
EL-ADVISABLE. Stephanie, Elementary School Librarian & Author
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
April 14, 2019
I cannot remember where I heard about this series, but I am very grateful that I did! Princess Pulverizer is a princess for our time. Not only does she not particularly want to be a princess, whe wants to be a knight instead, but she would have a hard time qualifying as a princess even if she did want it. She is a bit spoiled and very independent and her father has a wonderful idea of having her prove that she could be a knight by sending her out on a quest to complete eight kindnesses before he will let her enter knight school. Each book then details one adventure of the eight to collect kind acts. She learns a lot about herself in the process and little by little (at least in the two books I've read so far) she grows closer to that knight that she wants to be. Brave, spunky, and growing some better understanding for friendship and loyalty, Princess Pulverizer is one I would recommend for many of my students and I could see reading passages to use as a mentor text for my students. I look forward to reading the whole series.
July 27, 2018
Cute book! The characters are great, and the challenges Princess Pulverizer faces are just right. This is book 2, and it's the first I read in the series, but it summarizes the stakes and history very well. I can't wait to read the rest of the Princess Pulverizer books!
I'm a little sad for the footstool and the mouse, though.
I'm a little sad for the footstool and the mouse, though.
September 2, 2018
Strong female character (princess who wants to become a knight), lots of funny puns, and an exciting quest. Perfect for reading aloud to my 5 year-old! Princess in Black meets Junie B. (but without the bad grammar and meanness of Junie B., and a little more sophisticated and varied than Princess in Black).
December 30, 2019
When laughter has left the land, people can count on Princess Pulverizer and pals to bring it back. If only so Princess Pulverizer can prove her worth and become a knight... loved the lame puns in this one!
February 13, 2025
Princess Pulverizer attempts to rescue Lester the Jester from the Wizard of Wurst. But is she pure of heart enough to open the cage?
For all the food names, food wasn't an integral part of the story. My kids laughed out loud at this one but not at the jokes I expected . . .
For all the food names, food wasn't an integral part of the story. My kids laughed out loud at this one but not at the jokes I expected . . .
March 26, 2018
Cute series with illustrations to match. Fun read for children and adults.
March 12, 2018
Story getting better and more interesting with each book! No can wait for book #3 in this series! Loving this series!
March 18, 2018
Very cute!
May 29, 2018
Great continuation of the series
October 20, 2018
10/15/2018 ~~ This book is a great example of giving series more than one chance. I enjoyed it more than I did the first book in the series, but I'm having trouble figuring out why.
January 25, 2019
Super cute!
April 15, 2019
I like this book because Princess Pulverizer saves the DAY!!!
May 6, 2019
I don't think my kids got all the puns, but we liked it.
January 9, 2020
Cute book!
July 28, 2020
My 4 and 6 year old daughters enjoyed the second book in the Princess Pulverizer series. We were able to discuss what it means to be selfless and true to heart.
November 10, 2020
A feisty, aggressive princess. A sensitive, kind hearted knight, and a non-comformist dragon. Love this series for both my son and my daughter.
November 11, 2021
Princess Pulverizer is on a quest to complete 10 quests, then her father will allow her to go to Knight's school.
Cute book.
Cute book.
November 17, 2022
Super cute.
September 23, 2023
This is the second book in the "Princess Pulverizer" series. It was fun!
Found in L4M YT Volume 32.
Found in L4M YT Volume 32.
May 27, 2024
Fantastic read aloud, fantastic illustrations.
December 30, 2024
Very funny
April 22, 2025
Wherein character growth is added to the general delight of this irreverent, age-appropriate early middle grade series.
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