![]() ![]() ![]() Harriet returns in The Long Secret, which is a wonderful summer holiday story. Lots of people have read Harriet the Spy and loved it, but not so many know about the two follow up books. Like lots of the more remarkable and angry characters in books, Harriet does not abide by phoneys and she is (unfortunately) not afraid to hurt feelings (including her own) if it means her life becomes more interesting, raw and real. Harriet the Spy is the story of a lonely girl who desperately wants to reveal something – something disturbing or astonishing or radical, just something – to break the façade of her boring and controlled life. None of the people in Louise Fitzhugh’s books are perfect: not the kids, not the teachers, not the neighbours and definitely not the parents: this is what makes her books so appealing. I think books are better when the people aren’t perfect. Harriet likes nothing more than an afternoon spent spying on the people in her neighbourhood then heading home with a notebook full of observations for a tomato sandwich. ![]() Harriet is a busy body who lives with her far-too-busy parents and her never-too-busy nanny. My favourite spy (by far) is Harriet the Spy, aka Harriet M. Last Friday, the library hosted a Secret Spy Spectacular. ![]()
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