Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom (Puffin Chapters)

Rating:
Summary: This book is not "Horrible" at all!
Review: A charming story of some very believable second graders and a trip to a theme park with a scary ride. When harry is afraid to ride it, Song Lee and Doug, the narrator, help to give their friend some courage. Meanwhile, another boy is making fun of him and a little girl wants nothing to do with him. The story shows how we all have fears that the support of our friends can help us to overcome. The characters do not have much time to develop, but are very real. Song Lee and her mother are Korean. Their dialogue is written with their accent to show diversity. This is a good book for middle second-graders and above to get used to the style of chapter books. Chapters are less than ten pages, with large type and always an illustration.

Why 4 stars?:
The bully character can get a little out of hand. I would have expected someone to step in and not let him torment Harry as much. Still, this is a good book that will serve as a good introduction to chapter books. The nice part about this series is a reader can start anywhere without missing too much.

Rating:
Summary: Drop of Doom?
Review: A charming story of some very believable second graders and a trip to a theme park with a scary ride. When harry is afraid to ride it, Song Lee and Doug, the narrator, help to give their friend some courage. Meanwhile, another boy is making fun of him and a little girl wants nothing to do with him. The story shows how we all have fears that the support of our friends can help us to overcome. The characters do not have much time to develop, but are very real. Song Lee and her mother are Korean. Their dialogue is written with their accent to show diversity. This is a good book for middle second-graders and above to get used to the style of chapter books. Chapters are less than ten pages, with large type and always an illustration.

Why 4 stars?:
The bully character can get a little out of hand. I would have expected someone to step in and not let him torment Harry as much. Still, this is a good book that will serve as a good introduction to chapter books. The nice part about this series is a reader can start anywhere without missing too much.

Rating:
Summary: This book is not "Horrible" at all!
Review: Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom by Suzy Kline is a good book. The main characters are Harry and Song Lee. It starts out when Sidney dares Harry to try the Drop of Doom, an amusement park ride. Harry realizes that it's an elevator ride and Harry hates elevators! Next the children go to Song Lee's house for a party. They go to an amusement park for fun. First they went to the haunted house. The ride stopped and a ghost popped out in their face. Then it blacked out, the ride turned on and they got out safely. The next ride was the Drop of Doom! Finally, Harry gets on with Song Lee. It starts going up and up. The elevator door opened up to show the whole amusement park. Then the door closed! Song Lee squeezed Harry's hand, and then AHHHH the Drop of Doom dropped fast down. Harry made it. I highly recommend Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom by Suzy Kline. By reading this book Harry will teach you two valuable lessons. First, always face your fears no matter how scary they are. Second, never forget that your friends are there to help you.

Rating:
Summary: Series is a hit with my 2nd Grader!
Review: My second grade son loves Horrible Harry. And as the mother of this reluctant reader, I was thrilled when he found this series. He has read every one our school library has and is now looking for more. (Which is why I am here at Amazon!) He's enjoyed every one he's read, though Drop of Doom is probably his favorite. Hats off to Suzy Kline!

Rating:
Summary: Series is a hit with my 2nd Grader!
Review: My second grade son loves Horrible Harry. And as the mother of this reluctant reader, I was thrilled when he found this series. He has read every one our school library has and is now looking for more. (Which is why I am here at Amazon!) He's enjoyed every one he's read, though Drop of Doom is probably his favorite. Hats off to Suzy Kline!

Rating:
Summary: Harry is scared on the Drop of Doom!
Review: We enjoyed Horrible Harry and the Drop of Doom by Suzy Kline. We liked the characters and the adventures in the park. We liked learning about the 3 Korean dishes pulgogi, kalbi, and kimchi. We also enjoyed how Horrible Harry faced his fear and rode the drop of doom.