Friends for Never

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo #14

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

Katie and Suzanne have been best friends for ever. But now Suzanne’s become a total snob! Katie has had enough, and declares that she and Suzanne are now friends for never! Then Katie turns into Suzanne at a very important moment—just as Suzanne is about to make her modeling debut! Will Katie’s walk down the runway ruin their friendship forever?

Genres: Childrens, Contemporary, Middle Grade, Fiction, Chapter Books, 2nd Grade

80 pages, Paperback

First published November 4, 2004

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

[Gracie]

i really liked it a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lahars_little_library]

Picked up a random Katie Kazoo book to screen for classroom purposes. I won’t be recommending these anytime soon. Although Katie handles herself well. The amount of drama and meanness isn’t something I’d encourage 3rd 4th and 5th grade girls to read. The 4th graders in this book at like 8th graders.

[Dain Song]

I loved reading it. My favorite part is when Suzanne tells Katie the reason she chose Jessica as her assistant instead of her. It shows that best friends don't always have to do everything together. But I still think Suzanne was a jerk since she acted like a snob.

[C.W]

👍 it is a great book 📚 📖 a fantastic book 📖 📚.

[Kelsie Christensen]

This one was pretty good. Good message and I liked the theme of friendship.

[Alexis]

The kids in this series never learn from mistakes, huh?

[Abbie]

In this book, I liked how Suzanne and Katie were always best friends, but then Suzanne made a modeling club and she chose Jessica to be her assistant. Suzanne chose Jessica because she didn't want to have to boss around her best friend, Katie. I learned that even if your best friend chooses someone else to be their assistant, it still doesn't mean they don't like you.

[Sydney]

when katie declares that she's not going to be friends with suzzane because she was such a snob and katie turns into suzzane right before suzzane's modeling show right before she knows it she's on stage!and now katie messes suzzane's modeling show. right after suzzane's turn katie turns back to normal and suzzane is upset katie comforts her and they become friends again.

[Jenny]

this happen a lot to people like us. Katie and her best friend got into a big fight. When they were yelling at each other, they sad that they don't want to be friends anymore and they got made at each other for a long time.

[Jocelin]

Another good one from the Switcheroo series. The power of friendship is explored.

[Sharon]

This book reminded me of the time I had a fight with my bff but always managed to make up in the end.

[Courtney Anderson]

This book was okay. I would not use this in a classroom for anything other than entertainment. It was not very interesting and it doesn't keep children's attention.