Nancy E. Krulik

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

Third-grader Katie wishes to be anyone but herself, and soon learns that wishes can come true.

The boys in Katie's class have decided the girls have cooties.

When the magic wind turns fourth-grader Katie, who dislikes the "mushy gushy stuff" of Valentine's Day, into a candy store owner, she decides to write her own "love messages" on the candy hearts.

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.

On a field trip to an aquarium, fourth-grader Katie is changed into a clownfish just after Ms. Sweet has dropped her brand-new engagement ring into a fish tank. Includes facts about fish.

Katie magically turns into her father right before he is set to appear on his favorite television game show, but unfortunately she cannot answer a single question.

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.

Fourth-grader Katie learns about nocturnal animals firsthand when the magic wind turns her into a bat during a class trip to the zoo.

The Alden children investigate when Mrs. Murray's jewels are stolen during a party for the Starlight Skating Troupe.