To start off with this is one of my all time favorite childhood books. And though I out of the suggested age group for the book a more recent read still gave me enjoyment.In a nutshell Harriet the Spy is about a young girl named Harriet who enjoys pretending to be a spy by watching and listening on ...
The 1960s were a spectacular time for children's and young adult literature, I have a lot of favorites in this level, but there is just something so refreshing about how caustic and unsentimental this particular book is. A lot of the tone of 'Harriet the Spy', published in '64 (!), got echoed in the...
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. Every day after school, she goes home to have cake and milk, and then she walks her spy route. She records her observations in her notebook--all of her observations, all of the time. Things about Mr. Dei Santi, the grocer, and Harrison Withers, who makes bird cages and...
I just read this for the billionth time -- this time out loud, to my son. Pronouncing each word forced me to notice the casual brilliance of Fitzhugh's prose. "There was a cold wind off the water, but the day was one of those bright, brilliant, shining days that made her feel the world was beautiful...
Even though I'm a twenty-three-year-old guy, last year's "Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars," a Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) starring the lovely and talented Jennifer Stone ("Wizards of Waverly Place") is among my favorite flicks. It's the only movie I've watched three times in the past year. Whe...
I first read Harriet the Spy when I was about eleven years old; the same general age as the title character. I remember that I quite enjoyed the book, and I'm fairly certain I spent a good several months trying to be a spy just like Harriet. But beyond that I had very little recollection of the stor...
On the one hand, it is horribly dated, with stereotyped characters, and a big old dose of meanness. But, sticking with it to the end, it becomes something else entirely. No wonder so many people adore it.But can anyone explain why the author's own illustrations differ from the text, especially in th...
A much-beloved book during my pre-teen years. I loved Harriet. Loved her individualism and humor. Identified with the way she was always on the fringe of grade school society. I tried keeping a secret spy notebook like hers, but never put much in it. My classmates weren't all that interesting.
One of my favorite books growing up, it was a character I could relate to and it had a good message without being preachy. It's one of the few books that I loved that my daughter loved, too. The main character was strong, intelligent, independent and still real. It's hard to believe it was written b...
I vaguely remember reading this as a kid and not liking it much. I picked it up again last night and feel much the same. I don't find the characters engaging, in fact I think Harriet is an over-privileged little bucket of smarm stirred with entitlement & attitude. The ending is both improbable and u...
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