| Show i Revealing Ent t in Harriet the Spy t By Dawna Branagan N News ws Editor Harriet the Spy is a wonderful movie for children It had a lot of the lessons that children will need to go through as they get older Lessons from telling the truth to what truths to tell Harriet Michelle is a sixth-grader sixth who is determined to tobe tobe tobe be a writer when she grows up Her nanny Golly Rosie ODonnell O'Donnell tells her to start early by writing everything down that interests her in her notebook Harriet takes her work seriously She spies on everyone everyone everyone every every- one around her and writes it down in her private notebook Golly her long life-long companion decides its it's time to move on and leaves Harriet with the first crisis of Y J her life Next Harriets Harriet's classmates get a hold of her notebook and read what she has written about everyone including her best friends Janie t r. r t. t w v j J 9 Photo by try Determined ed to be a f. f ferrous mus writer a she g grows grew o up Harriet Michelle Michille lle Tr Tra tenberg erg spa spends her free tir time sleuthing in m the action comedy the Ej Vanessa Lee Chester and Sport Gregory Smith All AIl the kids alienate Harriet They form the club and are at every turn that Harriet makes She learns what it is like to have everyone know your every thought In the end Harriet comes out the winner getting her best friends back 4 4 V 4 L j r F I s I c A F Photo by Friends for life Harriet Michelle left Jan Janie e Vanessa Lee Chester and Sport Gregory Smith admire their matching foot tattoos after Golly makes a surprise visit Golly reminds her that friends are very important and she needs to understand that the truth can hurt sometimes Based on a novel by Lousie Fitzhugh Harriet the Spy has sold approximately 25 million copies since 1971 I would recommend this movie to children to help them learn a valuable lesson It teaches them the hardships and trials of being a child It is even evena a good reminder to adults of the things that children go through at that age |
