Mar 14, 2024darladoodles rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The story of Leigh Botts is told epistolary style in letters he writes to his favorite author and in his diary entries. Leigh is struggling with sixth grade growing pains and the divorce of his mother and father. His mom works for a…
Dec 30, 2023dvootkuri rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
“Dear Mr. Henshaw” by Beverly Cleary is a story following Leigh Botts, who writes letters to his favorite author, Mr. Henshaw. When he started his string of letters, Leigh was in second grade, and sent the usual fanmail-type letters.…
This book attracted me very much. As a matter of fact, the author has been able to create a strong character who would be interesting for teens.
More importantly, the book is very inspired for students who are interested to be an author…
Parent’s children dream of meeting someone famous in their lifetime, and sometimes they go through a lot just to get where they want to go. This book is a great book for your child to read, it is determination, and has a lot of inspiration…
Read this book as a fourth grader and found it to be profound in the trials and tribulations of a child growing up with a father who he rarely sees and misses.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw