Horrible Harry Says Goodbye

Horrible Harry #37

by Suzy Kline, Amy Wummer (Illustrations)

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 who's that moving in to the empty house across the street from him? And what could these new neighbors mean for their friendship?

Genres: Friendship

80 pages, Hardcover

First published November 27, 2018

About the author

Suzy Kline, nee Weaver, was an elementary school teacher for 25 years and most of her books are based on the experiences she had while teaching. Suzy and Rufus got married and had two daughters named Jennifer and Emily. Now, more than 24 years after writing her first book, Suzy has traveled all over the United States helping children learn how to enjoy reading and writing.

Reviews

[Yapha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sweet and poignant goodbye is the perfect ending to the Horrible Harry series which began 30 years and 36 books ago. Always on point with second and third graders, readers will reminisce over past adventures and mourn with Doug as his best friend moves away. Parents who remember this series from their own childhoods will want to start at the beginning and share the whole adventure with their children. Thank you, Suzy Kline, for bringing us these tales of school and friendship. Highly recommended for fans of the series, grades 1 & up.

[Carol Jones-Campbell · Rating 3 out of 5]

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?

I really enjoyed this light story about friends that are leaving and won't see each other again. That was really hard on me as a youngster, in fact not that much easier now. This book is only 43 minutes long, but it is quite cute and I was appreciative of the friends and the cute teacher.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know that after 30 years and almost 40 books this series has been well-recognized, but I'll still miss Harry and all of his classmates. I'm glad I went back and re-read the full series as an adult.