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6 | ->''I wish I could be anyone but me!'' |
7 | -->--The back of the book |
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9 | A ChildrensLiterature book series by Nancy Krulik about Katie Carew, a third (later fourth) grade girl who [[FreakyFridayFlip switches bodies with her friends and family]] as a result of [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor a wish on a shooting star]]. |
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12 | !!This series provides examples of: |
13 | * {{Animorphism}}: The magic wind occasionally turns Katie into other animals. Katie has been a hamster, a cocker spaniel, a black cat, a raccoon, a clownfish, a snake, a horse, a bat, a reindeer, a dolphin, and a goat. |
14 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Katie regrets her wish of being "anyone but herself" very, ''very'' quickly. |
15 | * ChristmasEpisode: ''A Katie Kazoo Christmas'' and ''Holly's Jolly Christmas'' both feature multiple stories revolving around the Christmas season. |
16 | %%* CoolTeacher: Mr. Guthrie. |
17 | %%* DrillSergeantNasty: Genie in the camping book. |
18 | * EverytownAmerica: Cherrydale. The state is unknown; the only real clue is that it is somewhere in the USA. It also fits most of the description of this trope; there is a single elementary school named after the town, most of the residents are friendly except for one or two, it is a CloseKnitCommunity and NothingExcitingEverHappensHere, the town’s history is very simple, and the characters are routinely involved in city affairs. Celebrity guests also visit the town with an alarming frequency. |
19 | * FreakyFridayFlip: The premise of the each book is Katie transforming into a different person and what happens as a result. |
20 | * GenderBender: The Magic Wind turns Katie into boys, too. Was most prominent in ''Girls Don't Have Cooties'' due to it being her first one. |
21 | * GranolaGirl: In ''Free the Worms!'' Katie refused to feed the class snake worms because of her vegetarian morals. |
22 | * HalloweenEpisode: ''Witch Switch'' takes place during the Halloween Parade. |
23 | * InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Katie cannot control when the Magic Wind comes, who it will turn her into, or when she'll switch back. |
24 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: George. Goes from complete jerk to comedian - after five minutes of talk with Katie. |
25 | * LovableAlphaBitch: Suzanne can be arrogant, but her and Katie are still best friends. |
26 | * TheMall: Where everyone hangs out. EVERYONE. Usually at the candy shop or pizza place. |
27 | * TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: When Katie undergoes an {{Animorphism}}, she sometimes gives into her animalistic urges. [[DownplayedTrope This trope is usually absent whenever she turns into another human though.]] |
28 | * NewTransferStudent: Becky is a new student to class 3A, and tries copying Suzanne in an attempt to fit in. |
29 | * NiceGirl: Katie is kind to every person and animal she meets. |
30 | * OrphanedSeries: More than likely, there hasn't been a new book since 2013. |
31 | * PlotDrivingSecret: Katie keeps her switcheroos a secret, so most of her problems are caused by her trying to pretend to be her inhabitant and failing at it. |
32 | * SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Katie has this combination along with the ability to switch bodies. |
33 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Jeremy is a great student who also wears glasses. |
34 | %%* SternTeacher: Mrs. Derkman. |
35 | * StrictlyFormula: The plot of pretty much every book is “Katie encounters a problem which directly involves a certain person (or sometimes animal). She then turns into said person/animal, messes things up, turns back, and then solves the original problem based off the experiences she gained from that screwup." |
36 | * SummerCampy: This trope gets put into context of a science camp (the type of which most schools send the kids off to in March one year in any grade from third to eighth), with Genie, a female DrillSergeantNasty, as the instructor. The only deviation is that the other counselors are genuinely nice, as if to make up for Genie’s meanness. |
37 | %%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Kevin likes tomatoes. |
38 | * AWizardDidIt: Absolutely no explanation is ever given as to what the Magic Wind truly is or where it comes from. It is literally no deeper than being a misguided gift from a shooting star. |
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