Horrible Harry

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Horrible Harry is a popular children's book series written by Suzy Kline which is used in American elementary schools for teaching reading.[1] It is based on a 3rd grader named Harry, and his misadventures are told through the words of his best friend, Doug. Harry's and Doug's friends are Sidney, Song Lee, Mary, Ida, and Dexter. His teacher is named Mrs. Mackle. His principal's name is Mr. Cardini.

[edit] Characters

  • Doug, whose point of view the books are written in;
  • Harry Spooger, the main character and best friend of Doug, who is always doing something crazy that is the subject of the books; He has a crush on Song Lee;
  • Sidney, a snobby boy in their class and likes to try to pick on Harry;
  • Song Lee, a girl from Korea, that Harry has a crush on; She is very nice and polite, and does something mean very occasionally in the series.
  • Mary, a snobby girl that's Ida's best friend. She attempts not to like Harry, but is only nice to him on Valentine's Day
  • Ida, Mary's best friend
  • Dexter, a "cool" kid in their class
  • Mrs. Mackle, Doug, Harry, Sidney, Song Lee, Mary, Ida, and Dexter's teacher.
  • Mr. Cardini The school's principal.

[edit] List of books

  • Horrible Harry in Room 2B
  • Horrible Harry and the Green Slime
  • Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion
  • Horrible Harry's Secret
  • Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise
  • Song Lee in Room 2B
  • Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding
  • Horrible Harry and the Dungeon
  • Horrible Harry and the Purple People
  • Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom
  • Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade
  • Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon
  • Horrible Harry Goes to Sea
  • Horrible Harry at Halloween
  • Horrible Harry and the Dragon War
  • Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins
  • Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rajewski, Jeannine Perry (2000). Teaching Word Recognition, Spelling, and Vocabulary. International Reading Association, p. 63. ISBN 0872072797. 
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