Horrible Harry Takes the Cake
By (Author) Suzy Kline
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
19
Penguin Putnam Inc
Puffin
8th November 2007
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: School stories
Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
FIC
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 197mm, Spine 5mm
62g
The kids in room 3B have found out that their teacher, Miss Mackle, is engaged! But who is the lucky groom Leave it to Harry and his best friend, Doug, to find out. Harry goes into detective mode, and wastes no time starting his investigation. Doug is willing to help-until he sees Harry stealing a piece of evidence. Doug cant believe it! But Harry thinks his risky move is worth it. After all, he manages to crack the case and tells everyone who Miss Mackle is going to marry. But does Harry really have all the facts, or has he made a horrible mistake
An appealing addition to the series. (School Library Journal) Lively classroom scenes.A realistic friendship story of failure and forgiveness. (Booklist)
Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up- California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren- Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her. Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.