Nancy E. Krulik

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Nancy E. Krulik
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Born New York City, U.S.
Occupation Novelist
LanguageEnglish
Period1994–present
Genre Children's fiction
SpouseDaniel Burwasser
Children2

Nancy E. Krulik (born in Brooklyn, New York) is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, [1] including three New York Times bestsellers.

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Books

Krulik is the author and creator of several book series, beginning with Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo in 2002. The How I Survived Middle School series launched in June 2007. [2] In July 2008, Grosset and Dunlap (a division of Penguin Young Readers) launched the George Brown, Class Clown series, a spin-off of Katie Kazoo, with the book Super Burp. [3] Her mystery series for kids, Jack Gets a Clue launched in 2011. In 2013, she published the Magic Bone series, which follows the adventures of Sparky, a sheepdog puppy, who travels the world thanks to the magic he finds in a very special chew toy. The first two books in the series: Be Careful What You Sniff For and Catch that Wave were published in May. Krulik followed that series with Project Droid, a science fiction series of six books written with her daughter Amanda Burwasser, The Kid From Planet Z (a young chapter book series about a family who crashes down on earth and must follow the instructions of their leader, a talking cat named Zeus), and Princess Pulverizer, a series about a princess who wants to be a knight and must go on a Quest of Kindness to prove that she is up to the task. Along the way Princess Pulverizer meets up with a dragon who uses his fire to make grilled cheese, and a timid knight-in-training who has been nicknamed Lucas the Lily-Livered. [4] [5] Krulik introduced the Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips Series in 2021. [6] The first book in her The Great Mathemachicken series was published the following year.

She has also written a number of celebrity biographies for young readers, including a biography of Leonardo DiCaprio that made the New York Times bestseller list. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

Nancy Krulik graduated with a degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia, and currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser and their rescue Lhasa apso. Her daughter Amanda is a writer and teacher in Northern California, and her son, Ian is a musician and voice actor in Los Angeles. [11] [12]

Bibliography

Standalone

TitlePublication datePublisher
M.c. Hammer and Vanilla Ice: The Hip-hop Never Stops [13] January 1, 1991 [13] Scholastic Inc. [13]
Dawn's Early LightMarch 8, 2006Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series

Source: [14]

  1. Anyone But Me
  2. Out to Lunch
  3. Oh, Baby!
  4. Girls Don't Have Cooties
  5. I Hate Rules!
  6. Get Lost!
  7. Drat! You Copycat!
  8. Doggone It!
  9. Any Way You Slice It
  10. Quiet on the Set!
  11. No Messin' with My Lesson
  12. No Bones About It
  13. On Your Mark, Get Set, Laugh!
  14. Friends for Never
  15. Love Stinks!
  16. Bad Rap
  17. Write On!
  18. Karate Katie
  19. Gotcha! Gotcha Back!
  20. Be Nice to Mice
  21. I'm Game!
  22. It's Snow Joke
  23. Open Wide
  24. No Biz Like Show Biz
  25. My Pops Is Tops!
  26. Something's Fishy
  27. Flower Power
  28. Free the Worms!
  29. Major League Mess-Up
  30. Horsing Around
  31. Tip-Top Tappin' Mom!
  32. Going Batty
  33. Red, White and-Achoo!
  34. Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
  35. Three Cheers for...Who?

Katie Kazoo specials

  1. Who's Afraid of Fourth Grade?
  2. A Whirlwind Vacation
  3. A Katie Kazoo Christmas
  4. Witch Switch
  5. Camp Rules!
  6. On Thin Ice
  7. Holly's Jolly Christmas!
  8. Don't Be Such a Turkey!

How I Survived Middle School series

  1. Can You Get an F in Lunch?
  2. Madame President
  3. I Heard a Rumor
  4. The New Girl
  5. Cheat Sheet
  6. P.S. I Really Like You
  7. Who's Got Spirit?
  8. It's All Downhill from Here
  9. Caught in the Web
  10. Into the Woods
  11. Wish Upon a Star
  12. I Thought We Were Friends!

How I Survived Middle School specials

  1. How the Pops Stole Christmas

The Great Mathemachicken Series

  1. Hide and Go Beak
  2. Anyway You Slice It
  3. Sing High Sing Crow [15]

George Brown, Class Clown series

#TitlePublication datePublisher
1Super Burp!July 8, 2010 Penguin Random House
2Trouble MagnetJuly 8, 2010
3World's Worst WedgieSeptember 16, 2010
4What's Black and White and Stinks All Over?February 17, 2011
5Wet and Wild!June 30, 2011
6Help! I'm Stuck in a Giant NostrilOctober 13, 2011
7Attack of the Tighty Whities!February 16, 2012
8Hey! Who Stole the Toilet?June 14, 2012
9Dance Your Pants Off!February 7, 2013
10Three Burps and You're OutJune 13, 2013
11Eww! What's on My Shoe?October 17, 2013
12Lice CheckFebruary 20, 2014
13How Do You Pee in Space?November 13, 2014
14'Snot FunnyFebruary 5, 2015
15A Royal Pain in the BurpJune 9, 2015
16Revenge of the Killer WormsOctober 16, 2015
17It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Toiletman!February 16, 2016
18Dribble, Dribble, DroolSeptember 27, 2016
19Return to the Scene of the BurpApril 11, 2017
Super Special
The Twelve Burps of ChristmasOctober 11, 2012Penguin Random House
Burp or Treat... Smell My Feet!August 14, 2014

Jack Gets a Clue series

#TitlePublication datePublisher
1The Case of the Beagle BurglarJuly 1, 2011 Scholastic Publishing
2The Case of the Tortoise in TroubleJuly 1, 2011
3The Case of the Green Guinea PigOctober 1, 2011
4The Case of the Loose-Toothed SharkFebruary 1, 2012

Magic Bone series

#TitlePublication datePublisher
1Be Careful What You Sniff ForMay 16, 2013 Penguin Random House
2Catch That WaveMay 16, 2013
3Follow That FurballNovember 14, 2013
4Nice Snowing YouFebruary 2014
5Go FetchMay 29, 2014
6Don't Mess With the Ninja PuppyOctober 9, 2014
7Dogs Don't Have Webbed FeetMarch 17, 2015
8Rootin' Tootin Cow DogJune 30, 2015
9Pup ArtOctober 20, 2015
10Broadway DoggieFebruary 16, 2016
11Never Box with a KangarooJune 14, 2016
Super Special
Two Tales, One DogOctober 18, 2016Penguin Random House

Project Droid series

Project Droid was co-written with Amanda Burwasser

#TitlePublication datePublisher
1Science No Fair!September 6, 2016 Sky Pony Press
2Soccer ShockerSeptember 6, 2016
3My Robot Ate My HomeworkMarch 28, 2017
4Phone-y FriendsSeptember 5, 2017
5Give a 'Bot a BoneMarch 6, 2018
6Someone's Got a Screw LooseSeptember 14, 2018

The Kid from Planet Z series

#TitlePublication datePublisher
1Crash!May 9, 2017Penguin Random House
2Don't Sneeze!May 9, 2017

Princess Pulverizer series

#TitlePublication datePublisher
1Grilled Cheese and DragonsJanuary 16, 2018 Penguin Random House
2Worse, Worser, WurstJanuary 16, 2018
3Bad Moooove!May 15, 2018
4Quit Buggin' Me!September 18, 2018
5Watch That Witch!April 23, 2019
6The Dragon's TaleMay 14, 2019
7Gotta Warn the Unicorns!October 1, 2019
8Yo-Ho, Yo...NO!January 14, 2020

Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips Series

#TitlePublication datePublisherISBN
1I Want My Mummy!April 13, 2021Aladdin9781534453968
2Long Time No Sea Monster9781534453999
3Fangs for Having UsJuly 20, 20219781534454026
4Get a Hold of Your ElfSeptember 14, 20219781534454057

Disney novelizations

TitlePublication datePublisherISBN
The Prince and the PauperOctober 1990Scholastic0-590-44364-X / 978-0-590-44364-7
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoMarch 1996Hyperion Books0-7868-4083-8 / 978-0-7868-4083-0
Jungle 2 JungleApril 1997Disney Press0-7868-4119-2 / 978-0-7868-4119-6
Mr. MagooDecember 1997Disney Press0-7868-4174-5 / 978-0-7868-4174-5
Doug's 1st MovieMarch 1999Disney Press0-7868-4349-7 / 978-0-7868-4349-7

Disney Chapters

TitlePublication datePublisherISBN
Doug's Big ComebackApril 1997Disney Press0-7868-4194-X / 978-0-7868-4194-3
Doug's Vampire CaperSeptember 1997Disney Press0-7868-4157-5 / 978-0-7868-4157-8
Mighty Ducks: Power PlaySeptember 1997Disney Press0-7868-4144-3 / 978-0-7868-4144-8
Pepper Ann: Soccer SensationJuly 1998Disney Press0-7868-4262-8 / 978-0-7868-4262-9

Picture books

TitlePublication datePublisherISBN
Superman IVAugust 1987Scholastic0-590-41227-2 / 978-0-590-41227-8
Honey, I Shrunk the KidsMay 19890-590-42120-4 / 978-0-590-42120-1
The Norfin Trolls: Ralph Troll's New Bicycle — A Norfin Troll TaleSeptember 19920-590-45924-4 / 978-0-590-45924-2
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Kevin's Christmas Vacation ScrapbookNovember 19920-590-46187-7 / 978-0-590-46187-0
The Norfin Trolls: Ballerina Trolls on Their Toes — A Norfin Troll TaleMarch 19930-590-46893-6 / 978-0-590-46893-0
The Little Rascals StorybookSeptember 19940-590-48851-1 / 978-0-590-48851-8
Richie RichDecember 19940-590-25087-6 / 978-0-590-25087-0
The Mask: The Animated Series: The Mask for Mayor!December 19950-590-50206-9 / 978-0-590-50206-1
Space JamNovember 19960-590-94556-4 / 978-0-590-94556-1
Hercules: Hades: The Truth at LastJune 1997Disney Press0-7868-3134-0 / 978-0-7868-3134-0
AnastasiaSeptember 1997Golden Books0-307-12965-9 / 978-0-307-12965-9
Doug Makes the TeamMarch 1999Disney Press0-7868-3193-6 / 978-0-7868-3193-7

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