![]() Henshaw will soon take its place beside the author's other beloved classics. ![]() Written with Beverly Cleary's unique blend of humor and compassion, Dear Mr. Told through a series of letters to Leigh's favorite author, and later through Leigh's diary, this is a wise and funny book about finding one's own place in the world. Henshaw, whose surprising answer changes Leigh's life. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a project that requires writing letters asking questions of authors. Troubled by the absence of his father, a cross-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious lunchbag thief steals all the "good stuff" from his lunch, Leigh feels his only friend is Mr. Now in the sixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is "the new kid" in school. ![]() After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. ![]() Leigh has been Boyd Henshaw's Number One fan ever since his second grade teacher read aloud Ways to Amuse a Dog. 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. We licked it.įirst there was Henry Huggins.then Bezus and Ramona.now Beverly Cleary introduces a spunky new character named Leigh Botts, age ten. ![]() My teach read your book about the dog to our class. ![]()
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