Free Horrible Harry Cracks the Code by Suzy Kline Page B

seats.
    â€œI think we have the best students at South School,” she said.
    We all smiled.
    Harry stood up and took a bow.
    â€œSo we are going to have some lucky lunch trays for February fun!”
    â€œLucky lunch trays?” we all replied.
    Song Lee clasped her hands together.
    Mary pretended to clap. She didn’t want to make any noise.
    â€œStarting today, one lucky person in each classroom will find an orange star sticker underneath their milk carton or juice box.” She lifted her milk carton up and tilted the blue lunch tray so all of us could see.
    â€œThe star is pumpkin orange!” ZuZu said.
    â€œIt’s big!” Ida said.
    â€œIt’s sparkly!” Mary exclaimed.

    â€œIf you find one,” Mrs. Funderburke continued, “bring it to me.”
    Then she set her tray down on a nearby desk and reached into her pocket.
    â€œI will give you this!” she said, holding up a gold coin.
    â€œOoooh!” we said.
    â€œOne gold coin for your orange sticker,” Mrs. Funderburke said. “It will buy you one treat from the Student Store!”
    Now everyone clapped and cheered.
    Harry put two thumbs up. “There’s one thing in that Student Store worth its weight in gold,” he announced.

    We all waited to hear Harry’s choice.
    â€œ The light-up Wiffle Ball! ”
    Dexter and I cheered. We thought it was cool too.
    Mary pooh-poohed it. “I’d pick the pink princess notebook.”
    â€œI’d pick the monster eraser with the crazy blue hair,” Sid chuckled.
    â€œI know what I’d pick,” Song Lee said softly. “My favorite thing.” And then she didn’t say what it was.

    Mrs. Funderburke continued, “There will be lots of treasures to choose from in the Student Store. But,” she added, “if your name was on the cafeteria chalkboard yesterday, your sticker won’t be good today.”
    Sidney and Harry frowned.
    Mary did another silent clap.
    ZuZu raised his hand. “How are you going to decide which lunch tray gets an orange star? Will it be fair?”
    Mrs. Funderburke picked up her stuff and headed for the door. “It will be very fair, ZuZu. I’m learning about a special set of numbers in a college math class I’m taking. It will give everyone a chance to win.”
    When I looked back at Harry, he wasn’t frowning anymore. He had a smile as big as that Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland . Ear to ear!
    â€œWhy are you so happy, Harry?” I whispered.
    â€œI just got a case!” he replied. “The biggest case ever in Room 3B! Who in our room will get a lucky lunch tray!”
    â€œBut that’s impossible!” I said.
    â€œNot for the world’s second-best detective! Me! You heard Mrs. Funderburke,” Harry explained. “She has a special set of numbers. All I have to do is figure out what it is, and bingo! Case solved!”
    I covered my face with both hands.
    Oh, no, I thought. This case had college math! It was not going to be lucky for Harry!

The Schnozzola

    I was glad when Miss Mackle started science. It was Harry’s favorite subject. I was hoping it might get his mind off his big detective case.
    The teacher was holding a giant model of a human nose. “Boys and girls, we’ve been studying our five senses. This week we’ll learn fascinating facts about the nose and how important our sense of smell is.”
    â€œI love the schnozzola !” Harry exclaimed.
    Sidney cackled. “Yeah! The big schnozz!”
    The teacher opened up the giant nose and showed us what it looked like way back in our nostrils.

    â€œThese little hairs are called cilia ,” she said. “They’re like whisk brooms. They keep most of the dust and dirt from going down into our lungs. They’re so small you can only see them with a microscope. The cilia appear bigger here.”
    â€œCool!” ZuZu replied.
    â€œI bet the dust and