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Review: The Extraordinary Queer Life of Harriet the Spy Author Louise Fitzhugh

Harriet the Spy was a YA fiction inspiration who possessed all of the ethics of a TMZ reporter. A young Upper East Side miscreant, Harriet’s curiosity and ambition leads her to spy on her friends, family and neighbors, recording copious notes about their activities in her ever-present notebooks. In this way, Harriet is something of an antihero. She’s also an early example of realism in children’s literature.

In her biography, Sometimes You Have To LieHarriet the Spy author Louise Fitzhugh’s life proves to be just as enthralling as her legendary protagonist. 

Read the full review HERE.