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  1. Louise Perkins Fitzhugh (October 5, 1928 – November 19, 1974) 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.

  2. Dec 4, 2020 · SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIE: The Life and Times of Louise Fitzhugh, Renegade Author of Harriet the Spy. By Leslie Brody. Seal. 335 pp. $30. As a kid, I rarely read books hoping to see my particular ...

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  3. The Long Secret. Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". [3] [4] In the U.S., it ranked number 12 in the 50 Best Books for Kids and number 17 in the Top 100 Children's Novels on two lists generated in 2012.

  4. Feb 28, 2015 · Learn about the life and work of Louise Fitzhugh, the American author and illustrator who created Harriet the Spy, a classic middle grade novel. Discover her artistic career, personal relationships, and legacy in children's literature.

  5. Dec 9, 2021 · Rebecca Panovka on a new biography of the children’s-book author Louise Fitzhugh, written by Leslie Brody, which examines Fitzhugh as an artist and author, and seeks to establish her as an ...

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  6. Died. November 19, 1974. Genre. Children's Books. edit data. Born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Miss Hutchison's School and three different universities, without obtaining a degree. According to her obituary in the New York Times, Fitzhugh graduated from Barnard College in 1950. She lived most of her adult life in New York City and had ...

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  8. Dec 1, 2020 · Louise Fitzhugh and her friend the photographer Gina Jackson, around 1952. Leslie Brody’s expansive and revealing new biography of Fitzhugh, “Sometimes You Have to Lie,” assembles the clues ...