Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, Books 9 & 10

January 1, 2008
Gr 2-4-Katie Kazoo is not your average third grader. After having a series of embarrassing experiences, she wishes on a shooting star to be someoneanyoneelse. She never expects that a magic wind will appear at random and transport her into someone else's body at a moments notice in these stories by Nancy Krulik. In Any Way You Slice It (Grosset, 2003), Katie feels bad that the chef at her favorite pizza shop may be forced to close because a new chain pizza restaurant is opening around the corner. She helps out by suggesting a pizza-eating contest. Everything is going as planned until Katie is magically turned into the pizza chef seconds before the contest begins. In Quiet on the Set!(Grosset, 2003), Katie and her friends learn a movie is being filmed in their town and child star Rosie Moran will be the lead. They think that Rosie's life is glamorous, but the young actress really yearns for a "normal" life. When the magic wind appears, Katie finds out what it's like to be Rosie. Actress Anne Bobby brings Katie and her friends to life for an entertaining and delightful listening experience.Amy Joslyn, Fairport Public Library, NY

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