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Jul 04, 2023HaileyBrook rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
one of my favorite books absolutely awesome. I highly recommend it.
Mar 21, 2023IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of the most influential book in the history of children's literature, and still enjoyable and relatable today. It is a classic children’s novel about an independent, strong-willed, even ANGRY girl who upsets those around her. Before…
Dec 11, 2022GregoryDLM rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Fun start, but abut a third of the way through it gets chaotic and a bit mean-spirited.
Sep 19, 2022
"Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes dow(n) everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop…
Feb 25, 2021XUXI rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The book is not what the description shows. That does not mean it is a bad book. It is one of my favorite books for sure! Harriet has a journal in which she writes secrets. One day, she drops her note book and her classmates find and read…
Jan 08, 2021FloraWest rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Truly one of my favorite books of all time. A peek into a sort of life I knew nothing of. Really thoughtful and specific writing. Just a pleasure. Very much looking forward to reading "Sometimes You Have to Lie", the biography of…
Jul 29, 2019susanchyn rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Harriet THE SPY. This genius of this book does not seem to age as it speaks to young and old... Who wouldn't have wanted an Ole Golly in their childhood? And even the bridge-playing mom and the dad who channels Mad Men are portrayed as…
adering
Jan 14, 2017adering rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Not just one of the finest children's books, also one of those children's books that adults get something out of too. Harriet is acerbic, a little neurotic, sharp as a tack, naive. The book has a slight bittersweet edge to it. Partly from…
Aug 10, 2016rosebud2112 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Though there are references to a different time, the story still remains timeless. A true classic!
Jul 05, 2016
One of my favourite childhood books. I love the creativity and could always relate to Harriet, since she was always writing. Awesome plot and great ending, I would definitely recommend this book!
bella037
Mar 29, 2016bella037 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
My eight-year-old daughter absolutely loved this book. I heard her laughing out loud while she was reading it, and she finished it in two days. Wonderful writing and character development! It was one of my own childhood favorites.
Dec 15, 2015
Eleven-year-old Harriet M. Welsch lives in New York City and aspires to be a writer. She enjoys the role of being a spy as she writes down everything she observes about her family, friends, and classmates. When her friends get their hands…
Aug 25, 2015ehbooklover rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is another of my childhood favourites. After rereading it as an adult, I am glad to say that it held up pretty well. I still loved Harriet, even though this time there were definite times where I thought that she was acting like…
Jul 08, 2015BUNBUN1978 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I am Pretty sure I read this when I was a kid but memories of the 1996 movie have replaced my childhood reading of it. Reading again at 36 years old if found it wonderful. for a book written in 1964 it was amazing how many emotions it…
frankielandaubanks
May 31, 2014frankielandaubanks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I the love the essays that end this 50th anniversary edition!
Beth_Hatch
May 01, 2014
One of the greatest literary characters of all time- so spunky, so misunderstood. Love it!
Mark_Daly
Aug 06, 2013
This book held iconic status in my childhood imagination, but when I re-read it not long ago I discovered how creepy it is. The children in the story seem to be struggling with outsized anxieties, which makes for disturbing reading.
Mark_Daly
Aug 06, 2013
This book held iconic status in my childhood imagination, but when I re-read it recently I realized how creepy it can be. The kids in this book are struggling with outsized anxieties, which makes for disturbing reading.
hgeng63
Dec 30, 2011hgeng63 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of my all-time favorites from childhood. Even better to re-read in adulthood.
Jun 15, 2011THE_BREEZE rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
sooooooooooo boring poorly written and dull . but "Harriet Spys Again" the companion novel is much better
Feb 12, 2011
This is a really good book. It is funny and suspenseful.
Mar 19, 2008alleycat rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of my favourite stories about the trials and tribulations of growing up. Precocious and somewhat eccentric Harriet records all her observations about others in her notebooks, hoping one day to become a real writer. Along the way, she…