false 105999 29 When, in second grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he "licked" his book, he never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later. And he never imagines the kinds of things he'll be writing about: <blockquote> Dear Mr. Henshaw, I am sorry I was rude in my last letter... Maybe I was mad about other things, like Dad forgetting to send this month's support payment. Mom tried to phone him at the trailer park where, as Mom says, he hangs his hat. </blockquote> It's not easy being the new kid in town, with recently divorced parents, no dog anymore, and a lunch that gets stolen every day (all the "good stuff," anyway). Writing letters, first to the real Mr. Henshaw, and then in a diary to a pretend Mr. Henshaw, may be just what he needs.<p> This Newbery Medal-winning book, by the terrifically popular and prolific Beverly Cleary (<I>Ramona Quimby, Age 8</I> and <I>Runaway Ralph</I>), exhibits a subtlety and sensitivity that will be appreciated by any youngster who feels lonely and troubled during the transition into adolescence. Winner of numerous other awards, including two Newbery Honors, Cleary teams up with Caldecott winner Paul O. Zelinsky, who creates a quiet backdrop for the realistic characters. (Ages 8 to 12) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 1174365 1983 Dear Mr. Henshaw (Harper Classics) total:3700|5:764|4:1191|3:1246|2:384|1:115| 3700 13205 4300 250 2 3 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 18:10:35 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 18:12:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Wed Jun 17 17:57:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 20:10:01 -0700 2009 Interim Committee member James Bryant Conant and ...more...]]> 3 3 false true Mon Apr 21 21:46:44 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 14:41:20 -0800 2008
Dear Mr. Henshaw, my errant dad stopped by for his bi-annual visit last night.

Dear Mr. Henshaw, I sleep in the back of a gas station on a forgotton stretch of highway.

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"Dear Mr. Henshaw" is a touching story, kind of a "coming-of-age" tale for an elementary ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 14:48:24 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 14:49:47 -0700 2008 The Mouse and The Motorcycle and its sequels. But the epistillary style of this book very quickly bored my son, who will be entering fourth grade. "Everything's 'Dear Mr. Henshaw, Dear Mr. Henshaw,'" he said. So I stopped readin...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 07 12:50:45 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 12:50:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 03 06:57:47 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 07:23:17 -0700 2008
Leigh Botts is a young boy living with his divorced mother in California. He struggles with school bullies who steal his lunch, missing his dad and dog, wanting to someday be a writer, and sorrow over his parents divorce.

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