Harriet Spies Again

Harriet is back spying! Ole Golly has come back to babysit while Harriet's parents are in France. But something is wrong with Old Golly and it's Harriet job to find out what. I loved this series of mysteries.

this book is really good! my book club is reading it and i luv it! u could read it all day!

From the time I was 9 years old, Harriet the Spy has been one of my all-time favorite novels. Even as a 35-year-old, I enjoy re-reading it occasionally. When I heard about Harriet Spies Again I was dubious, and even moreso after reading the other customer reviews. However, since I work in a library and try to read a broad range of books, I decided to give it a try. Surprisingly, I was really drawn into the story and I, for one, was surprised by at least part of the ending. Harriet is a more pleasant character, and I like her relationship with her parents and the cook better in this novel. I also liked the introduction of the girl who lives across the street. I also liked this book because I'm always fascinated by characters' lives after a book ends. Sometimes when I can't sleep at night I make up new adventures for my favorite book characters. For someone like me, this book was a lot of fun. My daughter, who is almost 11, actually liked it better than Harriet the Spy (heresy in my own mind, but I can accept her opinion). She said that, to her, it made more sense. At any rate, I'd advise anyone who loved Harriet the Spy to give this book a try and to go into it with an open mind. There will never be a book quite like the original, but in my opinion this is a worthy successor.

Helen Ericson's Harriet Spies Again provides a companion volume to Harriet The Spy, albeit by a different author. An older Harriet is in eleventh grade - and still pursuing mysteries. While her character has changed - she isn't the isolated youngster of the original title - her interest in sleuthing has only expanded. Readers will find this a satisfying continuation of Harriet's misadventures.