Horrible Harry in Room 2b — Chapter 1

Narration Prompt

Summarize the chapter's narrative arc and identify the craft question at its heart.

Discussion Questions

1. Suzy Kline's companion-narrator structure is one of the longest-running examples of the form in contemporary American children's fiction. Analyze the craft architecture that has allowed Kline to sustain this structure across many books.
2. The trickster figure Harry represents is ancient, appearing in mythology, folklore, and literature across cultures. Kline's version is a domesticated, American classroom version. What does the domestication accomplish, and what does it give up?

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