This year Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh turns 50!
This classic and ground-breaking coming-of-age novel, was originally published in 1964. Using her keen observation skills, 11-year-old Harriet M. Welsch writes down in her notebook what she considers the truth about everyone in and around her New York City neighborhood. When she loses track of her notebook, it ends up in the wrong hands, and before she can stop them, her friends read the sometimes awful things she's observed and written about each of them. How can Harriet find a way to keep her integrity and also put her life and her friendships back together? A timeless theme in children's literature.
You may also want to read; Harriet Spies Again by Louise Fitzhugh. Now "almost" twelve years old, Harriet tries to find out why her former nanny, Ole Golly, has returned to New York alone several months after getting married and moving to Canada.
You might also like to read these classic mysteries:
The Westing Game by Raskin
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by Konisburg
Encyclopedia Brown books by Sobol
Nancy Drew books by Keene {J Series - Nancy Drew}
Hardy Boys books by Dixon {J Series- Hardy Boys}
Current mysteries include;
Chasing Veremeer by Balliett
The Mysterious Benedict Society books by Stewart
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen books by Berlin
The Wig in the Window by Kittscher
Look into my Eyes by Child {A Ruby Redfort Mystery- other books in this series}
Cathy
