Horrible Harry Goes to Sea

Suzy Kline is the author of nineteen Horrible Harry books and four Song Lee books. She lives in Willington, Connecticut, with her husband, Rufus, to whom she has been married for thirty-eight years.

Suzy and Rufus met in California, the state where they both grew up. Suzy hails from Berkeley, and Rufus from Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She attended the Davis campus for a year, where she met Rufus. After marrying, they lived in various places, including Canada, before settling in Connecticut.

Before retiring to write full-time, Suzy taught 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California, for three years. She then taught 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut, for twenty-four years. She now enjoys visiting schools and libraries.

Suzy and Rufus 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 was due in September 2006. Suzy’s mother, who recently turned 96, is the dedicatee of Suzy’s most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake.

Suzy and Rufus are fans of UConn football and basketball, and Suzy frequently uses the UConn library for research for her books.

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