Harriet the Spy

Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh

First published by HarperCollinsUS in 1964, this classic children’s novel has sold over 4 million copies and was awarded the New York Times Outstanding Book Award.Sixth-grader Harriet attends school on the New York's Upper East Side along with her two best pals, Sport and Janie. After school every day, she takes her notebook and proceeds through her spy route. Harriet observes the rich lady who never gets out of bed; the man with twenty-five cats and the Italian family who runs a grocery store. She writes brutally honest notes on them all. Harriet's downfall is that she also writes notes about people she actually knows…After a game in the park when her notebook is knocked out of her hands and read by her classmates, Harriet's innermost thoughts are revealed and she is shunned by all her classmates, who form the Spycatcher's Club. After her parents find out what's happened, Harriet receives a final, crushing blow. She is no longer allowed to take notes – her parents, her teacher and even the cook search her every day for a contraband notebook. Harriet's only consolation is the love and the wise advice of her nanny who manages to get her through this difficult period in her life.A classic in the US where it was first published and a major motion film from Paramount, Harriet the Spy is a beloved book throughout the world.

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First published in the USA by Harper and Row 1964

First published in Great Britain by Collins 1980

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2016

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Text copyright © Louise Fitzhugh 1968

Illustrations by Louise Fitzhugh

Cover illustration © Lizzy Stewart 2016

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Source ISBN: 9780007333868

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780007393121

Version: 2016-04-19

Contents

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Title Page (#ub993d193-1946-566d-a1f3-a20d52f4f290)

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Book One (#u34df8775-5adf-516e-adf7-d5dfd3b3f7a5)

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Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Book Two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Book Three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Postscript by Wendy Cooling (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

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About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

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