Who This Author Is

Nancy E. Krulik has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 161 catalog-linked books across 1972 to 2021, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Holly's Jolly Christmas and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic and Grosset & Dunlap.

Best Place To Start

Holly's Jolly Christmas

Scholastic • 2009 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Scholastic and Grosset & Dunlap

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2021; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Scholastic and Grosset & Dunlap.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Holly's Jolly Christmas

    Scholastic • 2009 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009 • 149 pages.

  2. Worse, Worser, Wurst

    Penguin Publishing Group • 2018 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 144 pages.

  3. George Brown, Class Clown

    Spotlight • 2014 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2014 • 128 pages.

  4. Ripped at the Seams

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2010 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  5. Puppy Love (Simon Romantic Comedies)

    Simon Pulse • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 272 pages.

  6. How I survived middle school

    Scholastic • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 104 pages.

  7. What a doll!

    Simon Pulse • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 155 pages.

  8. Popular, Mädchen gegen Jungen

    Vgs Verlagsges. • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 149 pages.

  9. witch that launched a thousand ships

    Simon & Schuster • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 150 pages.

  10. Angels (Book Club Edition)

    Simon Pulse • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 144 pages.

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