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?
Carla Q. (puppyluv) from TEMPLE, TX wrote on 5/16/2007...
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From Our Editors
Meet Harriet M. Welsch -- one of the most unforgettable, funniest characters in children's literature. Harriet is a girl with only one ambition in life: to be a spy. She works hard at it -- filling her secret notebook with observations about her parents, friends, and neighbors. But when her classmates find her notebook and read her mean comments about them, Harriet finds herself shunned by everyone. How can she put her spying talents to good use and make her friends like her again?
From The Critics
School Library Journal
Gr 3-5-Harriet is determined to become a famous author. In the meantime, she practices by following a regular spy route each day and writing down everything she sees in her secret notebook. Her life is turned upside down when her classmates find her notebook and read it aloud!. By Louise Fitzhugh. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.
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J. Djinnaya S. (Djinnaya) from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote on 4/30/2007...
Classic children's lit!
J.K. K. (JK) from SAN FRANCISCO, CA wrote on 8/3/2006...
The first adventure of Harriet. While honing her spying skills, she manages to alienate almost everyone.
Cristina L. (literarylover) from CORAL GABLES, FL wrote on 7/21/2006...
This is one of my all-time favorite children's books!
Jean P. from COTTONWOOD, MN wrote on 3/19/2006...
A good read for early tweens. It was entertaining. About a girl who writes notes about others in a notebook and then the notebook is found. You can read about the conclusion in the book.
Bonnie F. (harmony85) from HERMAN, MN wrote on 12/9/2005...