Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
Paperback
(New York: Yearling Book, 1973, Jan. 1, 1973)
Harriet, the main character and extraordinary girl in this book, has a secret notebook which she fills with honest, cutting jottings about her parents, school classmates, and neighbors. Each day on her "spy route", she observes and jots down anything of interest to her. The trouble starts when Harriet's notebook is found by her schoolmates. Harriet's unexpected responses to her classmates' anger and retaliation are hilarious as well as touching. 298 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. 12th Dell Printing, August 1973 (c1964) (Yearling Books / A Yearling Book / A Dell Yearling Book)
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