Harriet’s parents employ a cook and a live-in nanny, whom Harriet calls Ole Golly. She does this because she aspires to become a spy and a writer one day. There are also multiple journal entries that Harriet writes in the first person and shares with the reader.Īs the story begins, Harriet spends much of her time spying on people in the neighborhood and recording her findings in a notebook. The narrative is principally told using a limited-third-person viewpoint from the perspective of 11-year-old Harriet Welsch. Its action is contained in a single neighborhood in New York City’s Upper East Side.
The novel takes place during the autumn months of an unspecified year contemporary to its publication. The New York Public Library recommends the novel for ages 10+, and the Association of Library Services for Children recommends it for ages 6-11, describing it as “appropriate for a child who is first learning to read independently.” Its Library of Congress subject headings include “friendship fiction,” “mystery and detective stories,” and “New York fiction.” This study guide and its page citations are based on the Kindle edition of the book. Leslie Brody also adapted the novel as a play. Apple TV+ aired a 10-episode animated adaptation of the novel in 2021-22 produced by The Jim Henson Company. Harriet the Spy was released as a movie in 1996 starring Michelle Trachtenberg and Rosie O’Donnell.
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