''Horrible Harry'' is a children's book series written by

Suzy Kline Suzy Kline (born 1943 in Berkeley, California) is the author of the ''Horrible Harry'' book series as well as the ''Herbie Jones'' books. Early life and career Kline was born in Berkeley, California, to Harry, a realtor, and Martha Weaver, a ...

between 1988 and 2019. It is normally used in

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s for teaching reading. It is based on a 2nd (later 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 Ms. Mackle. His principal is named Mr. Cardini. In addition to the Horrible Harry series, there is a short spin-off book series about Song Lee, also narrated by Doug. As of 2022, there are currently 41 books in the Horrible Harry franchise, including the 4 Song Lee books.

Horrible Harry titles

#''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'' #''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 at Halloween'' #''Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon'' #''Horrible Harry and the Dragon War'' #''Horrible Harry and the Holidaze'' #''Horrible Harry Goes to Sea'' #''Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins'' #''Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet'' #''Horrible Harry and the Goog'' #''Horrible Harry Takes the Cake'' #''Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge'' #''Horrible Harry Cracks the Code'' #''Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears'' #''Horrible Harry and the Dead Letters'' #''Horrible Harry on the Ropes'' #''Horrible Harry Goes Cuckoo'' #''Horrible Harry and The Secret Treasure'' #''Horrible Harry and The June Box'' #''Horrible Harry and The Scarlet Scissors'' #''Horrible Harry and The Stolen Cookie'' #''Horrible Harry and the Missing Diamond'' #''Horrible Harry and the Hallway Bully'' #''Horrible Harry and the Wedding Spies'' #''Horrible Harry and the Top Secret Hideout'' #''Horrible Harry and the Birthday Girl'' #''Horrible Harry and the Battle of the Bugs'' #''Horrible Harry and the Field Day Revenge!'' #''Horrible Harry Says Goodbye''

Song Lee Titles

#''Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt'' #''Song Lee in Room 2B'' #''Song Lee and the Leech Man'' #''Song Lee and the "I Hate You" Notes''

References

American children's novels American children's book series 1980s children's books Book series introduced in 1988 Children's books set in schools {{child-novel-stub