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Author | Louise Fitzhugh |
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Illustrator | Louise Fitzhugh |
Genre | Children's spy novel |
Publisher | Harper & Row |
Publication date | 1964 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 298 (first ed.)[1] |
ISBN | 978-0-440-41679-1 [2] |
OCLC | 301132 |
LC Class | PZ7.F5768 Har[1] |
Followed by | The Long Secret |
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".[3][4] 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.[5][6]
It was followed by two "companion books", the sequels, The Long Secret (1965) and Sport (1979), the latter of which was released posthumously after Fitzhugh's death in 1974. A feature film based on the novel starring Michelle Trachtenberg was released by Nickelodeon Movies in 1996. A made-for-television sequel, Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars, aired in 2010. A television series based on the novel premiered on Apple TV+ in 2021.
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