No Messin' With My Lesson #11

Illustrated by John and Wendy
Katie's teacher Mrs. Derkman is a finalist in the Teacher of the Year contest, and a contest official is coming to observe her teach class 3A.  But when Katie suddenly turns into Mrs.Derkman, the teacher's chances don't look so good.  How can Katie control a class full of out-of-control third-graders when she's just a third-grader herself?
© Marcy Feld Photography
Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo, George Brown Class Clown, How I Survived Middle School and Magic Bone book series. Nancy lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser. When she’s not writing, Nancy can be found reading, going to concerts, traveling or running around Central Park with her Llasa Apso rescue-pup, Scooby. View titles by Nancy Krulik
John & Wendy live in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by John and Wendy

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Katie's teacher Mrs. Derkman is a finalist in the Teacher of the Year contest, and a contest official is coming to observe her teach class 3A.  But when Katie suddenly turns into Mrs.Derkman, the teacher's chances don't look so good.  How can Katie control a class full of out-of-control third-graders when she's just a third-grader herself?

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© Marcy Feld Photography
Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo, George Brown Class Clown, How I Survived Middle School and Magic Bone book series. Nancy lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser. When she’s not writing, Nancy can be found reading, going to concerts, traveling or running around Central Park with her Llasa Apso rescue-pup, Scooby. View titles by Nancy Krulik
John & Wendy live in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by John and Wendy

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