40 Fun Facts About Horrible Harry

In Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon, what does Harry find advertised secondhand in the newspaper?

A telescope is what Harry spots in the paper, and Miss Mackle suggests the class raise the money to buy it for their moon study unit.

Which classmate narrates Horrible Harry in Room 2B as the best friend of the mischievous Harry?

Doug narrates every Horrible Harry book, and he also tells the spin-off stories about their classmate Song Lee.

What creature does Harry use to tease his classmate Song Lee in Horrible Harry in Room 2B?

A snake is Harry's idea of a joke on Song Lee in the first book, yet she soon becomes the classmate he has a crush on.

In Horrible Harry in Room 2B, which treat meant for the school librarian gets eaten before delivery?

A cupcake for the librarian never arrives, because Harry talks his classmates into eating it on the way to deliver it.

In Horrible Harry in Room 2B, which bird's name do other kids call Harry to taunt him?

Canary is the taunt, and Harry gets back at the kids who use it. The name returns in a later book when Sidney dares him onto a scary ride.

What job did Horrible Harry author Suzy Kline hold in Connecticut while writing the early books?

Schoolteacher Suzy Kline taught second and third grade in Torrington for 24 years, and says most of her stories were inspired by the classroom.

In Horrible Harry at Halloween, Harry skips scary costumes to dress as a sergeant from which TV show?

Dragnet's Sergeant Joe Friday is Harry's surprise costume, and he gets to play detective for real when a classmate's fairy dust goes missing.

Song Lee, the shy classmate Harry adores in the Horrible Harry books, has which family heritage?

Korean heritage belongs to Song Lee, who is as nice as Harry is horrible and stars in four spin-off books of her own.

Which fear must Harry face on a ride at Mountainside Park in Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom?

Elevators scare Harry because he was once stuck inside one, and the Drop of Doom ride is a thirteen-storey elevator plunge.

Suzy Kline says the first Horrible Harry book grew from which tiny gift from a student named Robert?

A pencil stub from a second grader sat by Suzy Kline's typewriter until it inspired Harry's scary 'stub people', built from classroom scraps.

In Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon, how does Room 3B raise money for its moon study purchase?

A bake sale pays for the class's stargazing gear, and Suzy Kline's own activity guide suggests real classrooms try the same fundraiser.

Who is the principal of South School, where Horrible Harry and his friends fill Room 2B?

Mr. Cardini runs South School, where Harry's class stays together with the same teacher from second grade into third.

What is the last name of Harry, the prank-loving hero of Suzy Kline's Horrible Harry books?

Spooger is Harry's surname, and it took him 30 years of real time to get through second and third grade.

In Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade, which pet of Harry's does his rival Sidney kill?

A spider kept as a pet is the casualty, and it sets Harry against Sidney just as the whole class starts third grade together.

In Horrible Harry's Secret, which food does Song Lee feed the pet water frog that fascinates the boys?

Liver is the frog's meal, a sure magnet for second-grade boys, though Harry soon finds he is drawn to more than the frog.

In a Horrible Harry spin-off, which pet of Song Lee's escapes its cage and sparks a Room 2B search?

A hamster named Yi goes missing from its cage, and the class puts up signs, sets humane traps and offers peanut butter treats to lure it back.

In Horrible Harry and the Dragon War, which insult aimed at Song Lee's dragon starts the fight?

Stupid is the word Harry uses, and Song Lee refuses to make up for three full hours, a standoff that drags in the whole class.

In Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins, what does Harry lead classmates off school grounds to see?

Mushrooms, a whole 'kingdom' of them, grow just beyond the playground fence, so seeing them means breaking a school rule and then fibbing about the mud.

In Horrible Harry Goes to Sea, an ancestor of classmate Ida survived the sinking of which ship?

Titanic survivor stories from Ida's family make everyone wish they could sail on a big ship, so Miss Mackle takes the class on a riverboat trip.

In Horrible Harry and the Holidaze, which relative's move to a nursing home leaves Harry feeling low?

Great-grandfather has gone to live in a nursing home, so Miss Mackle takes the whole class to visit him, which cheers Harry up considerably.

In Horrible Harry and the Goog, what kind of animal is Googer, who gets loose inside South School?

A cat named Googer is Harry's pet, and chasing him takes the boys into parts of the school where students are never allowed.

In Horrible Harry and the Dungeon, which math topic does Mr. Skooghammer teach Harry?

Fibonacci numbers are the lesson, and Suzy Kline returned to the idea years later when she needed a mathematical code for Harry to crack in the cafeteria.

In Horrible Harry Cracks the Code, Harry calls himself the world's second-best detective after whom?

Sherlock Holmes is the only sleuth Harry ranks above himself, and he sets out to prove it by working out how to win the new cafeteria contest.

In Horrible Harry and the Dungeon, which part of South School do the second graders call 'the Dungeon'?

The suspension room is where misbehaving students go under a new school rule, and Harry won't be satisfied until he has seen it for himself.

Which classic novel is Miss Mackle reading aloud to the class in Horrible Harry and the Purple People?

Alice in Wonderland sets the mood for Harry's invisible visitors, and Suzy Kline modelled the class party at the end on the Mad Hatter's tea party.

In Horrible Harry and the Purple People, what does Harry throw on a classmate to produce a Purple Person?

Grape juice splashed on a classmate is how Harry finally produces one of the invisible visitors he insists are in the room.

Suzy Kline based the slime in Horrible Harry and the Green Slime on water mixed with which kitchen ingredient?

Cornstarch stirred with water flows like a liquid but turns solid when it lands, a trick Kline's daughter brought home from high school chemistry.

In Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion, which Room 2B classroom pet dies, leaving Harry under suspicion?

A fish from the class tank goes belly-up in the middle of a busy stretch of class pictures, square dancing and an ant-watching project.

In Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise, where is Miss Mackle as the holiday approaches?

In the hospital is where Miss Mackle lands, so nobody in Room 2B feels like celebrating until Harry looks for a way to cheer her up.

In Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding, Harry plans to marry Song Lee near which holiday?

Valentine's Day is right around the corner when Harry hatches the idea, and by the end he really does 'marry' Song Lee on the day itself.

In Horrible Harry and the Missing Diamond, the lost stone comes from which item of Miss Mackle's?

Her engagement ring loses its diamond just before the third-grade talent show, where Harry hopes to prove he is the school's greatest detective.

In Horrible Harry and the Hallway Bully, which South School squad do the third graders hope to join?

Safety Patrol members wear a star badge like the one Harry's grandpa has, so Harry turns into a model student to get picked.

In Horrible Harry and the Battle of the Bugs, which pests make classmates shun Harry's best friend?

Lice are the one creepy-crawly even Harry can't stand, yet he and Song Lee stand by their friend when the class refuses to go near him.

In Horrible Harry and the Dead Letters, what does the post office donate to Room 3B?

A mailbox, a real one, turns the class into sorters, stackers and carriers, with ZuZu in charge of the misaddressed 'dead' letters.

In Horrible Harry Says Goodbye, the narrator's new neighbor Mohammad has arrived from which country?

Syria is where Mohammad comes from, and he turns up just as Harry's family moves to another town at the end of third grade.

Which artist illustrated the early Horrible Harry books as well as the popular Froggy series?

Frank Remkiewicz, known for the Froggy picture books, gave Harry his look, and Amy Wummer took over the drawings later in the series.

Suzy Kline named the hero of Horrible Harry after which member of her own family?

Her father, Harry Weaver, was a mischievous boy himself, according to the family stories Kline heard about the pranks he pulled.

Suzy Kline says which classic children's novel inspired Horrible Harry and the Green Slime?

Charlotte's Web was a yearly read-aloud in Suzy Kline's own classroom, where her students staged a cobweb invasion just like the one in Room 2B.

In Horrible Harry and the June Box, which origami animal of Song Lee's does a substitute teacher confiscate?

A pink pig folded as a birthday present for a relative lands in the June Box, so the best-behaved girl in Room 3B breaks in to free it.

In Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet, what has bored Miss Mackle's students for four days in a row?

Indoor recess for four straight days pushes Harry to investigate a classroom closet sealed off for years, and the search turns up a hidden trapdoor.