New Releases by Nancy E. Krulik

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 the strange symptoms of Zeke''s flu cause him to ruin a skit he is in with his human classmates, he uses his alien powers to try to set things right.

"When Java joins Logan''s soccer team, becoming the best player (as only a robot can), Logan must learn that the team comes first"--

George Brown battles a skunk, has fun at the water park, and gets stuck in a tight spot at the science museum.

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.

It''s April Fool''s Day in Miss Popper''s firstgrade class, and six-year-old Justine decides to play some pranks on her teacher and classmates. Once Justine starts playing jokes, though, she can''t stop. The pranking just keeps getting worse and worse. When Justine''s friends get tired of the constant pranks, they decide to play a joke of their own. But will Justine be able to handle a taste of her own medicine?

When the magic wind switches Katie into her mother just before a tap dancing audition, Katie panics, ruining her mother''s big chance to appear on television.

As Christmas approaches, Katie makes time to help others find the Christmas spirit as the magic wind first switches her with a Christmas tree farm employee, then with an unusual character at North Pole Winter Fun Park.

A webcast ratings war heats up between Jenny and her friends and the "Pops".

"It''s the first day of first grade. The kids in Miss Popper''s class are excited. But not Carlos. He doesn''t want to go to first grade. Will he change his mind?"--Page 4 of cover

When school is closed because of a huge snowstorm, Jenny is stuck hanging out with her former friend Addie all day. Will Addie ruin the school ski trip for Jenny, too?

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.

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 is an ordinary third-grader—except for one extraordinary porblem! 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. When strict Mrs. Derkman moves next door to Katie, she scares Katie''s friends away and insists she keep her dog, Pepper, on a leash, will Katie finds a non-magical solution to the problem? Includes steps for teaching a dog to sit and stay.

While her class is studying reptiles, Katie, a vegetarian, refuses to feed worms to Slinky the snake, class 4A''s pet, but when the magic wind turns her into Slinky, Katie learns that some animals cannot survive on vegetables alone.

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.

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.

Third-grader Katie Carew gets into trouble for breaking school rules, but when she magically turns into the school''s principal and eliminates all rules, things get out of hand. Includes directions for playing Four Square, Statue Tag, and Poison.

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

Chaos reigns when the magic wind turns fourth-grader Katie into Dr. Sang the dentist, and she must examine the mouth of a fearful new patient.

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.

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 Katie and Suzanne learn that their favorite band, the Bayside Boys, will perform in Cherrydale, they think their biggest problem is how to get tickets, but Katie magically turns into one of the Boys and causes the band to break up.

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.

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