Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge

Table of Contents

 

 

 
Song Lee in Room 2B
Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt
Song Lee and the Leech Man
Song Lee and the “I Hate You” Notes

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First published in 2006 by Viking, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group

 

 
Text copyright © Suzy Kline, 2006

Illustrations copyright © Frank Remkiewicz, 2006
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Frank Remkiewicz, for his inspired art and delightful sense of humor

 
My editor, Catherine Frank, for her very helpful comments

 
Quaker Hill Elementary in Waterford, Connecticut, which has regular “Snack Attacks!”

 
North Boulevard School in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Thank you for inviting me to your Pajama Day.

 
My daughter, Emily Hurtuk, for telling me about the “Kitty-Litter Cake” created by Kellie Head, editor of
ParentingHumor.com
, from which Harry's birthday cake was adapted

 
And the original Milk Farm in Davis, California, which was the best place for ice cream between San Francisco and Sacramento!

The Ball and the Bug

My name is Doug, and I'm in third grade. I write lots of stories about my best friend, Harry. He's the guy in Room 3B who loves horrible things, slimy things, and gross things! His last name even
sounds
spooky—it's Spooger.

Harry is also the guy who loves Song Lee and gets bugged by Sidney.

But when something terrible happens at Southeast School, Harry always manages to make things better. Sometimes he even makes them fun! That's exactly what happened this week.

It all started on Tuesday before school.

Harry and I were just walking onto the playground. It seemed like a regular day. Mary was running up to everyone making sure they had done their homework.

“Harry,” she said, “did you bring a wholesome snack like our teacher, Miss Mackle, asked?”

“I brought two,” Harry bragged. “A healthy one and the one I plan to eat.”

“Funny,” Mary groaned, then she ran off to find Ida.

“Hey, Harry the Canary!” Sidney yelled from the ramp.

“Yo, Sid the Squid,” Harry yelled back.

Sidney came running over to us. He had something in his arms. “You guys want to play with my brand-new soccer ball?”

“Sure,” we said.

Harry smelled the new ball and flashed his white teeth. “It's leather!”

Sid beamed. “
Genuine
leather! I get to kick first!”

At that very moment, Song Lee joined us. She was holding something in her hand.

“I made this yesterday with my father,” she said with a big smile.

Harry's eyes bulged. “A paper praying mantis! How cool is that!”

Song Lee giggled. “It's origami.”

Sidney started tapping his foot. “Come on, you guys, we don't have that much time. Let's play ball!”

“Would you sit on it,” Harry growled. “Just cool your jets!”

Sid sat on his soccer ball and steamed.

“How did you make that bug?” Harry asked Song Lee.

“The directions are in my origami book. The praying mantis is on page forty-nine. It's the most difficult one.”

“Time is ticking away,” Sidney groaned.

Harry ignored him. He was looking at page forty-nine. “Man, there are a hundred steps for making a praying mantis.”

“It takes time,” Song Lee said with a big smile. “And you need help.”

“Does your bug stand up?” Harry asked.

“Yes,” Song Lee said proudly.

We watched her set the praying mantis on the asphalt playground. The bug stood tall and didn't tip over.

Suddenly the bell rang.

Sidney jumped up and shouted, “Thanks a lot, El Tweeto!”

I couldn't believe what Sid did next. He stomped on the praying mantis, crushed it, and ran away with his soccer ball.

Song Lee immediately bent down and picked up the crumpled paper. She held it close to her heart. I saw her brush away a tear, then run over to line up.

Harry held up both fists.

“Double revenge?” I asked.

Harry shook his head. “Nope—
triple
revenge.”

“Triple revenge?”

“It's the biggie,” Harry explained. “And this time it means
three consequences
for Sidney La Fleur.”

Oh boy, I thought, Sid was doomed!