Harriet was trying to explain to Sport how to play town.
An edition of Harriet the Spy
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Harriet the Spy
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by Louise Fitzhugh
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Harriet the Spy has a secret notebook which she fills with utterly honest jottings about her parents, her classmates, and her neighbors. Every day on her spy route, she "observes" and notes down anything of interest to her:
I bet that lady with the cross-eye looks in the mirror and lust feels terrible.
Pinky Whitehead will never change. Does his mother hate him? If I had him I'd hate him.
If Marion Hawthorne doesn't watch out she's going to grow up into a lady Hitler.
But when Harriet's notebook is found by her schoolmates, their anger and retaliation and Harriet's unexpected responses explode in a hilarious and often touching way.
--back cover
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Harriet the Spy
2002, Yearling
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Harriet the Spy
1996, HarperTrophy, Harper & Row
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Harriet the Spy
1990, HarperTrophy
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Harriet the Spy
1990, Troll Associates
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Harriet the Spy
1984-09, Yearling
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Harriet the Spy
1979?, Laurel-Leaf Books / Dell
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Harriet the Spy
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First Sentence
"Harriet was trying to explain to Sport how to play Town."
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Reprinted by arrangement with Harper & Row.
Dell 93447
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Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". 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.
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| January 24, 2022 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Edited without comment. |
| July 17, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
| July 17, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | added details from linked copy |
| July 17, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Update covers |
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