Title: Harriet the Spy
Author: Fitzhugh, Louise
Publisher:Yearling, 2001
ISBN-13: 978-0440416791
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Reading Level: 760 Lexile
Interest Level: 9+
Readers Annotation: The world is so interesting and there is so much to explore, but being a spy takes time, practice and the right equipment.
Plot:
Harriet is an inquisitive girl. She spends many of her days trying to learn more about the world and people around her. She is also very intelligent. She wants to understand why people are who they are. She spies each day on the people around her and writes them down in her secret spy book. Some people have more problems than others and her emotions and thoughts are portrayed in the journal. When the journal gets found by some classmates, Harriet's thoughts are now public and the people she has been writing about are not happy. Learning is hard work, will Harriet be able to make friends again?
Review:
This is a timeless novel about growing up and being curious. Harriet is exploring the world around her in a unconventional way. When this book was first published, it was groundbreaking and very popular because it explores the emotions and observations of a child. Now, it is still very relevant because children of this age are starting to branch further from their parents. This is a comical look at what it means to be a human and different from others.
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