What do You think about Horrible Harry In Room 2B (1997)?
I like Horrible Harry. I like the narrator Doug more. The delight he takes in the antics of his friend, and his own honesty in how he sometimes does 'horrible' things too made for a great tale. What I love is that some of these 'horrible' things were actually great actions of friendship and understanding. And some of them were just horrible. Still, I laughed. And enjoyed this book thoroughly. The pacing isn't real fast, but the story is a good one. I'll look for more in the series. And I would definitely recommend it to others.
—Kristine Pratt
We've read many of the books in this series. However, though this book did capture my children's attention, I didn't like it. In most of the books we've read from this series, Harry is truly horrible, but just a child that happens to like gross things. In this book he was truly horrible. My children were appalled by some of the things he did. And though this may have been written before others we've read, some of the things that happened in this book, had happened in other books from this series as well. Though my children still like this series and did enjoy this book, we felt that Harry was really too horrible in it.
—Marlee
A very brief chapter book directed at second graders. I liked it a lot: Kline knows how to create situations that are important to kids at that age, like tattling, lying, being nice and so on. She deals with themes that second graders wonder about, but make them funny by using silly or surprising characters. Her Harry is a trouble-maker, but (unlike Junie B. Jones) he’s not rude or crude, and he has a heart and a brain. In Room 2B, Kline introduces the characters. It’s an episodic book, but culminates in a rather nice moment that shows Harry’s not all bad. The illustrations are great.
—Ensiform
