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Harriet Spies Again
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780440416883
ISBN: 0440416884
Label: Yearling
Manufacturer: Yearling
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: August 26, 2003
Publisher: Yearling
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: August 26, 2003
Studio: Yearling
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Editorial Review:
Purists may shudder, but Harriet the Spy is back--even though her original creator, Louise Fitzhugh, is long gone. Author Helen Ericson has developed an intriguing new episode in Harriet's life for her latest fans, many of whom were introduced to Harriet the Spy--the book--only after the movie. When Harriet's former nurse, Ole Golly (who went off to live in Montreal last year after getting married to Mr. George Waldenstein), temporarily returns to her old post in the Welsch household, Harriet is deliriously happy. Unfortunately, Ole Golly is not acting like her brisk, no-nonsense self at all, and Harriet has been instructed to "expunge" the husband from her memory. What's up? This looks like a job for our girl sleuth extraordinaire! Side plots involving Harriet's friend Sport's impending puberty and a mysterious new neighbor keep things moving along at a rapid pace, but there's no denying it: it's just not the same. Ericson captures much of Harriet's essence, but she seems to be trying too hard. And the denouement (fairly easy to figure out early on) is downright odd. Still, for those who are hungering for more Harriet, this taste serves as a nice little snack. (Ages 10 to 14) --Emilie Coulter
Harriet M. Welsch has just received the best news of her 11th year—Ole Golly is coming back! Harriet can still remember how sad she was when her beloved nanny married George Waldenstein and moved away. But the circumstances of Ole Golly’s return remain unclear. Where is George Waldenstein?
With Mr. and Mrs. Welsch living in France for three months, Sport confiding that he has a crush on a girl at school, and the arrival of a mysterious new neighbor who’s going to require a whole lot of spying, Harriet already has her hands full. Then she overhears Ole Golly saying she’s innocent—but innocent of what? Harriet the Spy is on the case and ready to help Ole Golly in any way she can.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Harriet is back!
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.
Rating:  - The two filled in stars are for the author's effort; the three untouched stars are for the butchering of something precious.
I admire Ericson as a very ambitious writer of fanfiction. Nothing more, nothing less. The book is fine non-canon fiction, the characters bear similarities to the originals. Mostly, they have the same names and basic mannerisms. Ericson carries on for chapter after chapter of what I can imagine must have been a very fun little diversion for her. It was miserable for me.
This is not Harriet. This is not the fierce, wonderfully real girl whose voice was true and whose spirit was sometimes ... Read More
Rating: - harriet spys again
this book is really good! my book club is reading it and i luv it! u could read it all day!
Rating:  - I Won't Let My Kids Read this Book
This book might be OK if you weren't capitvated by the original Harriet. If you're a true Harriet fan, however, you'll find yourself wondering about this imposter.
It's not that it's a terrible book. The characters are funny and interesting, there is a nice plot, there is some resolution to the characters' stories from the earlier book.
But it also isn't quite right. Harriet seems a bit whinier, meeker. She was always so funny and astute. She doesn't seem to have it here. Instead ... Read More
Rating:  - Mixed Feelings
"Harriet the Spy" was one of my absolute favorite novels when I was younger, so I thought I'd give this "companion" a try. It was, well-interesting. The writing was less complex than the original (I don't know whether "dumbed down" fits or not), the characters were different, and one of the sub-plots seemed pretty obvious. But it was a nice story, and it was nice to have another little taste of Harriet's adventures, even if they were from another author's perspective. I would ... Read More
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