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Louise Fitzhugh

Born

in Memphis, Tennessee, The United States

October 05, 1928

Died

November 19, 1974

Genre

Children's Books

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Louise Perkins Fitzhugh was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Fitzhugh is best known for her 1964 novel Harriet the Spy, a fiction work about an adolescent girl's predisposition with a journal covering the foibles of her friends, her classmates, and the strangers she is captivated by. The novel was later adapted into a live action film in 1996. The sequel novel, The Long Secret, was published in 1965, and its follow-up book, Sport, was published posthumously in 1979. Fitzhugh also wrote Nobody's Family Is Going to Change, which was later adapted into a short film and a play. ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 107,870 ratings · 3,770 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	Harriet the Spy (Harriet the Spy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 101,335 ratings — published 1964 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Secret (Harriet the Spy, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 3,118 ratings — published 1965 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sport (Harriet the Spy #3) 3.78 avg rating — 1,089 ratings — published 1980 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nobody's Family Is Going to Change really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bang, Bang, You're Dead by Louise Fitzhugh, Sandra Scoppettone 3.74 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1969 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Three by Louise Fitzhugh, Susanna Natti (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Four 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Five 2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Know Everything About John & He Knows Everything About Me by Louise Fitzhugh, Lillian Hoban 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harriet the Spy Series 4 Books Set by Louise Fitzhugh, Helen Ericson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Louise Fitzhugh (?)

“Don't mess with anybody on a Monday. It's a bad, bad day.”
― Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy

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“[Harriet] hated math. She hated math with every bone in her body. She spent so much time hating it that she never had time to do it.”
― Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy

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“Sometimes you have to lie. But to yourself you must always tell the truth.”
― Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy

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What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about censorship) for children and/or young adults should we read in April and May 2014?

[Note: Any book on this list that is out of print is available used at a cheap price on Amazon and other online retailers. If that book is chosen and you can't find it in your library and you can't afford it, please contact me and I will make sure you get a copy.]

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm

45 votes, 48.9%

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

20 votes, 21.7%

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George

12 votes, 13.0%

The Boy Who Lost His Face by Louis Sachar

10 votes, 10.9%

Bumps in the Night by Harry Allard

5 votes, 5.4%

92 total votes

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