Horrible Harry in Room 2B

I love that this book is from the perspective of one of Harry's classmates, Doug. It makes you feel like you are really there in school with him, seeing all the bad things that Harry does. It is so funny and typical of the cootie stage that Harry gets back at a kid by tickling him until he says, "I love Girls", twice. The pictures throughout the book help to give the reader some concrete images of what is going on. The pictures also make this more of an enjoyable read for those kids who still are uneasy about reading chapter books. While I was reading the book, I thought that Doug really hated Harry, so it surprised me when he said, "Harry is my best friend". It is helpful that there is a picture of the stub people because I had no idea what they were. It is funny that Harry and Doug think that they are going to cause so much chaos with the stub people and then everyone ends up playing with them or ignoring them. Harry's Halloween costume, as a snake, is really creative and different from what most kids would choose to be. I like that, even Harry, the class clown likes to read books. Harry is very goofy at many times throughout the book. For the thanksgiving play, he asks to be a dead fish. It is cute that he tells his crush, who is too shy to play any other parts, that she can be a fish like him and not say anything. Harry and Doug's friendship throughout the book is really funny because they claim to be best friends but Doug always talks about how horrible Harry is. Then, Harry leaves Doug to be partners with his crush on the field trip. In the end, Harry realizes he would rather have Doug as a partner. Harry helps Doug by getting rid of a bee on his sandwich but then in the end gets stung by the bee. Doug realizes that Harry actually is a good friend and sticks up for Harry when he gets teased. This is a really fast read that would be great for kids that are just beginning to read chapter books.