Dear Mr. Henshaw: A Newbery Award Winner -- Beverly Cleary

<p><strong>Newbery Medal Winner * Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children * ALA Notable Children's Book</strong></p><p><strong>Beverly Cleary's timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. </strong></p><p> </p><p>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. </p><p>From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life's growing pains.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Beverly Cleary<br><b>Publisher:</b> HarperCollins<br><b>Published:</b> 05/31/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 160<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780380709588<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4.9<br><b>Point Value:</b> 3<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>24 / Dear Mr. Henshaw<br><br><b>Award:</b> Garden State Children's Book Awards - Winner<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 08/15/1994