Cover of a book titled "Harold's Forgiveness Fail" from the Harold Chronicles series, book 14, designed for ages 9-11. The cover features two boys in a park: one sitting on a bench with crossed arms looking upset, and the other standing with head bowed looking sad or ashamed. The background shows a grassy field and a building.

Harold’s Forgiveness Fail (Book 14)

A bitter grudge. A ruined weekend. A heavy burden to carry.

✅ Laugh-out-loud chaos that kids actually finish

✅ Fast chapters + high momentum for reluctant readers

✅ A gentle life-lesson: forgiveness without the lecture

🤝 About the Book

Holding a bitter grudge against Murphy ruins their entire weekend, teaching Harold that holding onto anger only burns his own hands.

Harold Mitchell is eleven years old and officially Not Speaking to his best friend. After a massive misunderstanding, Harold decides to hold the ultimate grudge, only to realise that staying mad takes a lot of exhausting work.

This is the story of what happens when pride gets in the way of an apology, and the hilarious, stubborn reality of learning how to let things go.

The SEL Focus: Forgiveness & Letting Go

Target Age: 10–12 (Arc 3: The Challenge Years)

  • A misunderstanding damages an important friendship.

  • Harold learns forgiveness and reconciliation.

  • It encourages empathy, understanding and conflict resolution.

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