New Releases by Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry says goodbye in the 30th anniversary finale of a beloved series! The last day of third grade is approaching fast, but a farewell to Room 3B isn''t the only goodbye Doug has to say this year. Song Lee and Mary are busy preparing an end-of-year present for their favorite teacher, Mrs. Flaubert, but their excitement can''t distract Doug from Harry''s suspicious silence. When Harry finally admits that his family is moving to a whole other town, Doug can''t believe his ears. How will he survive fourth grade without his best friend?! But Harry has a more pressing question: who''s that moving in to the empty house across the street from him? And what could these new neighbors mean for their friendship?

When his friend Doug is infested with head lice and Mary convinces everyone to stay away, Harry and his other friend Song Lee stand by Doug and declare war on the bugs.

A story about appreciating and preserving the environment in your own backyard. Doug thought he knew everything about his best friend, Harry . . . until he discovers that Harry has a secret hideout in the woods just outside of South School.Unfortunately, Harry can’t keep his hideout a secret much longer, because the land is going to be sold and turned into a big apartment building—unless he and the rest of the kids in Room 3B can save it. Harry has the idea to turn the lot into a nature center, and his friends want to help after he shows them the beautiful wildflowers, yellow spotted salamanders, and slimy tadpoles. But can Harry persuade the school board to agree, too? Or will his horrible fear come true: losing his hideout forever?

Will the best artist win? The art teacher asks the students of Room 3B to draw posters of things they love, and one of them will get to display his or her artwork on South School''s brand-new TV show. Harry doesn''t care about the contest. Mary, on the other hand, is convinced that her poster is the best, and she can''t wait for her television debut. But if Mary''s poster doesn''t get selected, then she''s going to make horrible trouble for Room 3B--especially Harry!

Another uproarious caper in the Horrible Harry series, and this time Harry''s not the one breaking the rules! Everyone in Room 3B knows that if Miss Mackle sees you playing with toys at your desk, she''ll confiscate them for her June Box. So when a substitute teacher catches good girl Song Lee with a pink origami pig, into the June Box it goes. The problem is that this origami was to be a birthday present for Song Lee''s grandmother. So Song Lee does the unthinkable: she breaks into the June Box to free her pig. Now Harry, Doug, and the rest of the kids have to work together--before they all wind up in horrible trouble!

Another fun mystery starring Horrible Harry, and this time he''s calling the shots! Harry has always loved solving mysteries, and now his friends in Room 3B have learned to love it, too. So Harry challenges them to figure out what he has hidden in his giant, old suitcase. Led by a very determined Mary, the kids take turns solving clues and piecing the mystery together. Their hunt leads them from the classroom to the library, and even to Harry''s grandfather''s nursing home. Will they be able to solve Harry''s mystery? Or will things go horribly wrong for the novice detectives?

A special Valentine''s Day card helps third-grader Harry overcome his fear of climbing the rope in gym class.

Great primary grades reading.

Horrible Harry has always loved insects, especially digging in the dirt for them. And, recently, he''s discovered a new favorite: earwigs! But when he tries to tell his friends about these critters, only Song Lee listens. So when Miss Mackle assigns groups in Room 3B to act out different fairy tales, Harry sees an opportunity to teach the class about his favorite bug. Will they think his play is hilarious...or horrible?

Horrible Harry thinks he?s the world?s second-best detective?second only to Sherlock Holmes, of course. But the rest of the kids in Room 3B aren?t so sure. So he?s determined to prove himself by solving the latest mystery at South School?how to win the new cafeteria contest. He knows the cafeteria lady is using a special mathematical code, but can he crack the code before his classmate Mary tattles on him again? Or will the case go cold right before Harry?s eyes?

Harry and Doug investigate when special bookmarks begin to disappear while their class is busy studying poetry and running their own post office.

Horrible Harry and the Dragon War

Herbie meets a new teacher and makes a new friend on his first day of second grade.

Now reissued with a fresh new look, this classic Horrible Harry story finds Harry stealing a piece of evidence to find out who his teacher has become engaged to. But does Harry have his facts straight? Illustrations.

Haitian Creole: The Short Course

The holiday season is here, and the kids in Room 3B are learning about all the different ways people celebrate. In addition to Christmas and Hanukkah, there''s Kwanzaa, Three Kings Day, Korean New Year, and more. All the talk about holidays has everyone feeling festive. Everyone, that is, except Harry. He doesn''t seem to care about the holidays, the class pet, or even the new student in class. It''s clear that something is bugging Harry—but what could it be?

Miss Mackle''s class is learning about their ancestors, and everyone just found out that Ida''s great-great grandmother sailed on the Titanic-and lived to tell about it. Miss Mackle decides to take the class on a riverboat ride to help them imagine what it was like to travel on the high seas like their ancestors did. Harry and his friends are so excited-it''s going to be the perfect field trip. All aboard! Room 3B is setting sail! Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.

When his best friend''s family plans to move away, Herbie Jones does what he can to cope with the change.

All Herbie wanted to do at the bank was change his 568 pennies into $5.68. He didn''t count on tripping a robber and foiling the crime! The best part of it all, though, is Herbie''s reward: the robber''s dog Hamburger Head. But can Herbie keep him?

Everyone in Room 3B is excited about their assignment to study the moon. So when Harry finds an ad for a used telescope, the class decides to have a bake sale to raise the money to buy it. Once they get the telescope they plan to have a moonwatch and invite all the parents--but no one knows that Harry has a surprise plan of his OWN for the big night.

Herbie''s friend Ray and some classmates in his fourth-grade reading group help him adjust when he moves into a new bedroom in the attic.

Third grade brings lots of surprises, but one thing hasn''t changed a bit--Harry and Sidney are still sworn enemies. And their relationship only gets worse when Sidney accidentally kills Harry''s pet spider. But Harry comes up with a horribly funny way to get revenge during a class trip to a creepy copper mine.

When Yi the hamster escapes in Room 2B, the students are prepared to turn South School upside-down to find him.

Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.

Marvin overhears remarks made by his second-grade teacher and is sure she hates him.

Molly and her best friend Morty are always goofing around and playing ball in school. But when Molly accidentally bounces her basketball on the wrong person, she lands in the principal''s office. Molly can''t believe who tattled on her, and she''s just mad enough to get even. "Kline''s latest exhibits her usual flair for elementary school antics Ýand ̈ Bluthenthal''s cartoonish illustrations focus on the humor and keep things frolicsome." ("Publishers Weekly")

Harry leads a mission to place cobwebs all over school, shows the class how to make green slime, and stages a "deadly skit" that has everyone on the edge of their seats.

Puffin Chapter Books.

Mary decides it''s all right to cheat to make sure she wins a special lunch with her favorite teacher, but the results of her dishonesty end up surprising the whole second grade class.