Katie Kazoo Switcheroo #1
Katie Carew hates math review. It means someone is going to be called to work problems on the board - in front of everyone. When Katie is called on, she takes a deep, cleansing breath to relax and out comes "the loudest burp she'd ever heard. A real record breaker." Cruel George Brennan continues his relentless teasing, asking if she can burp a song. "Burping a song kinda sounds like a kazoo." And he gives her a new nickname, Katie Kazoo. Katie feels so badly, she wishes she could be anyone else and fails to notice the shooting star. The next morning at school, a big wind that blows on Katie and nowhere else causes Katie to pull a switcheroo with the class hamster. George's fear of the hamster ultimately enables Katie to put a creative end to his bullying. This is another great series by Nancy Krulik. Third graders will love it! There is a very interesting and informative Hamster Fact page at the end. I was a bit disappointed that Ms. Krulik used a shooting star in both this and her George Brown, Class Clown series to effect magical in her main characters.
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