Song Lee and the I Hate You Note (Puffin Chapters) - Softcover

Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.

Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.

Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.

 

Can you recall the situations and characters from your own second-grade classroom? Suzie Kline has recreated this world in her Song Lee and Horrible Harry books. In this title, the question of who is sending such terrible notes to the nicest person in the class is answered. Johnny Heller reads with respect and understanding of this environment. He convinces the listener of the intensity in a garbage-can kickball game and the class discussion of RAMONA THE PEST. He aptly portrays the despondent student, as well as Miss Mackle's skillful management of hurt feelings. Heller's is a genuine voice for the school experience. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine