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It's no secret that Harriet the Spy is a timeless classic that kids will love! Every day can be an adventure if you just look carefully enough!
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down 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 them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she’s written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?
"What the novel showed me as a child is that words have the power to hurt, but they can also heal, and that it’s much better in the long run to use this power for good than for evil."—New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot
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"This book, i think, was THE catalyst in my reading material in the forth grade. I remember every day looking forward to the story hour, then borrowing it , then finally owing it.After this book I moved on to the Judy blumes and such, leaving children's lit behind me. A life changer and one of my all time favorites"
— Bradley (5 out of 5 stars)
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I don’t know of a better novel...that made more readers of my generation want to become fiction writers. I love the story of Harriet so much I feel as if I lived it.
— JONATHAN FRANZEN, author of Freedom and The Corrections -
Harriet the Spy bursts with life.
— School Library Journal -
The characterizations are marvelously shrewd.
— The Bulletin -
A New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books 100 Years selection
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Finding Harriet as a young writer in the mid 1960s was inspiring. It meant I wasn’t the only one who wanted to tell stories about kids who were real.
— JUDY BLUME
Harriet the Spy Listener Reviews
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" I loved this book when I was a kid. I wanted to be a spy. I even bought a notebook to record all of my spying adventures. Turns out my life wasn't as exciting as Harriet's. But I still love this book! "
— Angie, 2/11/2014 -
" One of the first books I read that made me laugh out loud. A lot. One summer at Small Point. "
— Ruth, 2/3/2014 -
" This is why I write. "
— Craig, 2/2/2014 -
" When I was a little girl I loved this book so much that I felt inspired to start spying on all of my neighbors. I got in such trouble! It was worth it to have read such a wonderful book! "
— Rita, 1/27/2014 -
" This was one of the best books I ever read...at age 10, maybe? Harriet has independence, tenacity and adventure. Very fun! "
— Jane, 1/23/2014 -
" My favorite book as a child. I WAS supposed to be a spy when I grew up! :) "
— Theresa, 1/14/2014 -
" Another great book for children. "
— Trixi, 12/27/2013 -
" I was never much of a reader until high school. Thus, as a college girl I discovered these books and enjoyed them in my arrested development. "
— Robyn, 12/1/2013 -
" I loved Harriet as a kid, and I have to say the book holds up. Engaging, funny, thoughtful. Hooray! "
— Josephine, 11/30/2013 -
" The first book that ever took me from reality and transported me to "somewhere else". I reread it and reread it and I think I ate tomato sandwiches for months. "
— Renee, 11/18/2013 -
" What an exhausting read! I don't know why I didn't enjoy this book as much as I wanted to. Ole Golly was my favourite character and in a way I sorta hated everyone else. I didn't like the ending either :/ Maybe classics just don't do it for me mehhhh "
— Shahidah, 11/11/2013 -
" one of my all time favorites. I relate to Harriet more than any other fictional character. "
— Elizabeth, 7/22/2013 -
" I read aloud this book to my ten year old daughter. I never remember reading this book myself. So it was equally suspenseful for both of us. Harriet did some REAL spying, very incredible. The book kept us engaged all the way to the end. Now we are reading part two, The Long Secret. "
— Rachel, 6/30/2013 -
" I loved this book as a kid. It made me want to sport a hip-pack, collect random objects and write everything in a notebook. "
— Hans, 12/28/2012 -
" I never read this as a kid, though my friends liked it. My daughter and I read it together. She is 9. We both liked it. The characterization and narrative is charming and funny. "
— Joanna, 8/12/2012 -
" I can't believe this is a classic. Harriet didn't learn anything except to lie. "
— Tina, 4/14/2012 -
" One of my favorite books as a child. One day, I'd love to own a house with a dumbwaiter! "
— Mimi, 4/3/2012 -
" 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. "
— Misha, 1/29/2012 -
" I read this book repeatedly in elementary school. Repeatedly! I was always worried my own diary mifht be discovered. Its strange to think of my live of harriet and my career in journalism today. Reading the reviews on here I'm surprised at how men have read the book. "
— Samantha, 12/21/2011 -
" This was my favorite book of all time when I was a child. I enjoyed it so much I had both my kids read it and when they made it a movie we had to see it. "
— Barbara, 8/26/2011 -
" I read this ages ago; upwards of a decade or more. I don't remember much from the actual book, but I do recall getting in some minor trouble after reading it by sneaking around taking notes on anything and everything. "
— Cassa, 8/16/2011 -
" Cute book about a girl that records all of her thoughts about everybody. "
— Abigayle, 7/22/2011 -
" Another book I read repeatedly as a child. I think I liked how it elevated introvertedness to spy-hood. "
— Misti, 7/8/2011 -
" This is, and will forever remain my all-time favourite book from my childhood. Harriet taught me the importance of thinking outside the box. "
— Paulina, 7/5/2011 -
" Borrowed from a girl in my bunk. Loved the movie when it first came out; the book was pretty good too. "
— Honeybee, 5/23/2011 -
" Hard to choose a favorite from childhood but this is near the top of the list. Harriett's life and the way her mind seemed to work were endlessly fascinating to me. I read this book many, many times and never tired of it. "
— Nora, 5/15/2011 -
" This is, and will forever remain my all-time favourite book from my childhood. Harriet taught me the importance of thinking outside the box. "
— Paulina, 5/8/2011 -
" It was a good book to me! I liked the storyline! "
— Sherif, 4/28/2011 -
" I have always wanted to be just like Harriet. I like this book because you feel as miserable as Harriet in the climax. "
— Jennifer, 4/27/2011 -
" I love this book. It reminds me of my childhood. "
— Brandi, 4/21/2011 -
" I fell in love with reading because of this book. My sister and I would hide around our neighborhood and write down our spy observations. We would read chapter by chapter and then recreate Harriet's adventures. This is a great book to inspire children and spark imagination. "
— Laura, 4/14/2011 -
" Harriet is a girl who knows her own mind and knows what she wants to do when she grows up -- be a writer. This book is charming for the view of gives of a bygone era: 1960's New York. "
— Georgesear, 4/13/2011 -
" good so far.i really like wat im reading. "
— Ariana, 4/12/2011 -
" Great story of friendship, trust and mystery! "
— Nami, 3/31/2011
About Louise Fitzhugh
Louis Fitzhugh (1928–1974) was a children’s author and illustrator. She is best remembered for her Harriet the Spy books, which have been acclaimed as milestones of children’s literature.
About Anne Bobby
Anne Bobby has worked extensively in television and audiobook narration. Her acting credits include appearances on such television shows as Law & Order, As the World Turns, Mad About You, and Cop Rock. Among her narrations are the Katie Kazoo series by Nancy Krulik and the Harriet the Spy series by Louis Fitzhugh.