![]() Her classmates find it and are appalled at her brutally honest documentation of her opinions of them. Her mother and father are at a loss to understand Harriet's feelings and are of little comfort to her.Īt school, during a game of tag, Harriet loses her notebook. Harriet is crushed by the loss of her nanny. Harriet's life changes abruptly when Ole Golly's suitor, Mr. Harriet's enemies in her class are Marion Hawthorne, the teacher's pet and self-appointed queen bee, and Marion's best friend, Rachel Hennessy. ![]() Harriet's best friends are Simon "Sport" Rocque, a serious boy who wants to be a certified public accountant or a ball player, and Janie Gibbs, who wants to be a scientist. ![]() Several standalone episodes highlight the various eccentric characters she meets on her afternoon "spy route". Encouraged by her nanny, "Ole Golly", Harriet observes others and writes her thoughts down in a notebook as practice for her future career. Welsch is an aspiring writer who lives in New York City's Upper East Side. ![]() It was followed by two "companion books", the sequels, The Long Secret (1965) and Sport (1979).Įleven-year-old Harriet M. ![]() In the U.S., it ranked number 12 in the 50 Best Books for Kids and number 17 in the Top 100 Children's Novels on two lists generated in 2012. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. ![]()
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