Nancy E. Krulik  Nancy E. Krulik (born in Brooklyn, New York) is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. 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. 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". 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. 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. 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 beagle mix. Her daughter Amanda is a writer and teacher in Northern California, and her son, Ian is a musician and voice actor in Los Angeles. Source:     "Project Droid" was co-written with Amanda Burwasser