...do me a favor and go rent yourself a copy of Wait Until Dark and then tell me if Gloria (played by Julie Herrod) isn't a dead ringer for Harriet M. Welsch.
The kid's stealthy, nosy, and not in the least averse to shouting. Honest to Pete, when she made her entrance, I sat there trying to figure out where *else* I knew her from.
(And if you're not a fan of Harriet the Spy, rent the movie anyway. I dare you not to jump when...well...you'll know.)
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Currently reading:

Tales of the Madman Underground
by John Barnes





