New Releases by Nancy E. Krulik

Princess Serena, who wants to be a knight instead of a princess, must perform good deeds on a Quest of Kindness to prove to her father that she deserves to go to knight school.

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 Kindness: a rescue mission!

When fourth-grader George starts at a new school, he vows to become a model student instead of the class clown he has always been, but just as his plan is going really well, he is overtaken by a magic burb that turns him back into an irresponsible mi

Suzanne convinces Katie to get a new haircut from Cherrydale''s newest hair salon. But when the magic wind switcheroos Katie with the stylist before Suzanne''s cut, Katie is in a hairy situation. Illustrations.

While practicing her clarinet for the upcoming band concert, reluctantly agreeing to a new hairstyle, and competing with a rival fourth grade class in kite flying, Katie anxiously wonders when the magic wind will transform her into someone else. Includes kite flying tips.

As long-awaited fourth grade starts, Katie is overwhelmed when the magic wind causes her to switch twice--first into a new classmate and then into Mr. Starkey, the school band leader.

Traces the life of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, from her difficult childhood, to her stardom with the popular group TLC, to her premature death in an auto accident.

Middle school student Jenny McAfee is thrilled when two of her friends are chosen as finalists in the annual statewide history test challenge, but when rumors start that one of them cheated, Jenny decides to find out the truth.

When they hear that their teacher, Mr. G., is cutting off his ponytail and picking up a suit, the students jump to the wrong conclusion, until Katie finds out what is really happening when she turns into Mr. G.

Katie is an ordinary third-grader—except for one extraordinary problem! She accidentally wished on a shooting star to be anyone but herself. Katie soon learns that wishes really do come true—and in the strangest way. In No Messin'' with My Lesson, Katie''s teacher, Mrs. Derkman, hopes to win the Teacher of the Year contest, but her chances do not look good when Katie turns into her teacher and cannot keep a class full of out-of-control third-graders in line. Book #11

Katie agrees to be a buddy for the new girl in class even though her best friend Suzanne does not approve.

Best friends Katie and Suzanne are both nominated for mayor of the fourth grade, and Suzanne wants to win so much that she starts spreading mean rumors, while Katie gets an inside look at the Cherrydale mayoral race.

Someone''s been leaving gifts and notes for Jenny. Who could it be? Meanwhile, Rachel and Felicia stop speaking following a basketball game in which Felicia calls Rachel a ball hog. Now both girls are trying to get their friends to choose sides! And to top it all off, Addie''s managed to turn a simple fundraiser into a popularity contest, and as sixth grade president, Jenny has to deal with her. Will Jenny unravel the mystery of her secret admirer? And more importantly, will her friends ever speak to one another again?

Fourth-grader Katie secretly believes that her grandfather is too old to be her partner in the school Olympics until she trades places with him for a day--thanks to the magic wind.

Katie, who has never cooked a thing alone, switches into Louie the chef at a pizza parlor sponsoring a pizza-eating contest.

In two stories, a magic wind changes Katie Carew into Olympic skating star Kerry Gaffigan, and then into Kerry''s boyfriend, a famous snowboarder who is in town to film a commercial.

Thanks to the magic wind, when the unassuming Miriam (instead of the smug Suzanne) gets the leading role in the school play, Katie soon finds herself on stage, trying to sing and remember her lines. Includes directions for making fingerprint doodles.

After Katie goes to Suzanne''s all-girl sleepover party instead of riding the new rollercoaster with Jeremy, Jeremy and the other boys in their class declare that all girls have cooties, so Katie tries to ease hurt feelings.

While spending winter break at a ski lodge, beginning-skier Katie finds herself in some very complicated situations when the magic wind turns her into the ski instructor.

Jenny and Addie are running for sixth grade class president.

Fourth-grader Katie forgets to read the new book of her favorite author, Nellie Farrow, who comes to class for a discussion, but when Katie turns into Nellie, the presentation seems doomed! Includes a recipe for S''More Bananas.

Katie Carew wishes she could be anyone but herself, and turns into a hamster.

When fourth-grade Katie turns into her unfair track coach, she gives all the members of the team a chance to compete, including the slowest runner in her class.

Lucy loves to give advice. Can she help Charlie Brown? He might need more advice than even Lucy can give.

Sabrina gets a part-time job as one of Santa''s elves in the mall. But things get frantic and Sabrina conjures up some toys to quieten the crying children. The trouble is, Sabrina zapped the toys right from Santa''s carefully calcutated stock. Now she''s got to go to the North Pole, roll up her sleeves and help out in Santa''s workshop. Can she do enough to save Christmas?

Sammy desperately wants to be cast as one of the ten plagues in his school''s Passover play. But when his teacher assigns him the role of the matzoh, Sammy can''t believe his bad luck. Full color.

Harvey gets a mysterious invitation to an Other Realm Halloween party and takes Sabrina along. When the mysterious host can not be found and the guests start disappearing, Sabrina decides to investigate.

Quiet on the set!: While a movie is being filmed in Cherrydale, Katie switches into Rosie Moran, a world renowned child actress.

When Tommy and Chuckie are entered in the Cutie Cupid Contest at the mall, they try to find a way to fill themselves with enough love to become Cupid in just one afternoon.

Provides a glimpse of the history and culture of Georgia, explains the symbolism of its commemorative quarter, and gives excerpts from well-known writings and a characteristic recipe.