Illustrator: Frank Remkiewicz
Title: Horrible Harry's Secret
Readability Score: 3.3Genre: Juvenile Realistic Fiction
Sub Genre:
Theme: Dealing with new milestones we all face.
Primary Character: Harry
Secondary Character: Doug, Sung Lee, and Sydney
Awards: N/A
Date of Publication: 1998
Publishing Company: Puffin Books
ISBN: 0-14-130093-0
Brief Summary:Harry who is usual fighting with Sydney, appears to have changed! Song Lee, who brought a frog to class, has captured Harry's heart and now he will not fight with Sydney and he write notes back and forth with Song Lee. Song Lee has reasons for wanting Harry to not fight, because her grandfather died in war. Harry who also always prides himself on his 2 rows of pearly white teeth, has to accept when the tooth fairy comes a calling. Everyone in the book learns something new about one another, and the truth about why Sydney is mean sometimes is exposed, when he tells that his mother left him over a year ago. This is a great book about friendships and learning experiences.
How to use: This would be a great book to read aloud to the class and to discuss why some people feel and act certain ways. We can talk about bullying and what the causes are of bullys' and we can approach those issues.
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