Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Botts #1)
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- Synopsis
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Beverly Cleary's Newbery Medal-winning book explores the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy, Leigh Botts, in letter form as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw.
After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh's life forever.
- Copyright:
- 1983
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 132 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780440417941
- Publisher:
- Yearling; A Dell Yearling Book
- Date of Addition:
- 09/11/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Beverly Cleary
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Education
- Grade Levels:
- Third grade, Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade
- Submitted By:
- Sarah Kim
- Proofread By:
- Sarah Kim
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
4 out of 5
By Bookshare.org Volunteer on Jan 11, 2009
This book is about a boy who's parents are divorced and misses his dad and also befriends an athor, Mr.Henshaw. His lunch is gettind stolen so he invents a burgalar alarm. He begins to lose faith in his dad, but at the end of thi story his dad tries to get back togather with Leighs mom, sadly he failed.
5 out of 5
By Bookshare.org Volunteer on Jan 11, 2009
I thigk the book is fantastic because the boy (Leigh) writes to his famous Author and it becomes a good friendship with Mr.Henshaw.Also the boy (Leigh)is very clever, he made a burgalur alarm.I wish I could do that.I would give this book a 5 pointer. It is a facinating book really facinating.If I had any money I would bye the book.
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- in National Education Association's List of Kids' Top 100 Books
- in Newbery Award Winners
- in Teacher Recommended Reading: Grades 3-5
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