"She found that when she didn't have a notebook it was hard for her to think. The thoughts came slowly, as though they had to squeeze through a tiny door to get to her, whereas when she wrote, they flowed out faster than she could put them down."
"Harriet the Spy"
Written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh. New York: Harper & Row, 1964
This used to be one of my favorite books when I was in grade school - thanks for reminding me of it!
(I think I still have a copy of it somewhere in the house...)
Posted by: bemsha | May 25, 2005 at 06:24 AM
Grade 6 memories came flooding back to me with this post. I just realized that this may have been the most formative book in my childhood.
smp
Posted by: Stephen Pierzchala | May 25, 2005 at 07:22 AM
I read that book a bunch of times when I was in junior high school. Reading/writing/journaling have always been interests of mine, I guess.
Posted by: Laura | May 27, 2005 at 03:20 PM