- Published: New York, N.Y. : Dell Yearling, [2001], c1992.
- Year Published: 1992
- Edition: Classic ed.
- Description: 300 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
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- 0440416795
- 9780440416791
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Call number: J Fiction (Paperback)
Available Copies: Downtown Youth, Pittsfield Youth
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"A Yearling book."
Eleven-year-old Harriet, who is a spy, plans to be a writer, and keeps a secret notebook filled with thoughts and notes on her schoolmates and people she observes on her after school spy route. However, her classmates find out and read her notebook, retaliate, and she learns that writing is not to use against your friends.
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Read aloud
My mom read this to me when I was younger, and I love the simplicity of the writing style and Harriet's determination.
Ole Golly
The book gets harder to enjoy after ole golly leaves.
At 8 Years Old
At 8 years old my favorite book was Harriet the Spy (with The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks running in close second). I read it over and over until the spine was completely creased and pages started falling out. The story is about Harriet, an eleven year old aspiring writer who spies on her neighbors and classmates to sharpen up her observational skills for her writing. She sneaks through her upscale New York district snooping and eavesdropping, then writing her observations in her trusty Spy Journal. In the end Harriet learns a valuable lesson but the fun part of the book was when she was spying on the neighborhood.
If you’re looking for any fun summer reads for kids this one may do the trick.
If you’re looking for any fun summer reads for kids this one may do the trick.
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