04.28.07
In Your Own Words: Eighth Post (You the Spy)
I love that this book actively encourages kids to eavesdrop. Basically, Cassedy suggests would-be writers should act like Harriet the Spy (she never mentions the book, but she’s got Harriet’s M.O. down pat). It made me laugh. I think her point about watching people is good, but she goes a little over the top. People tend not to like having kids write down everything they say and do in notebooks, no matter how pure the intentions behind it (see Harriet the Spy as an example)!