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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1984-01-01
Page Count
160
Publisher
Morrow
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780380709588
Lexile
910
Themes
family
coming of age

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Written by Beverly Cleary and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sixth grader Leigh Botts is struggling. His parents just got divorced, and he and his mom move to a new town. While struggling to make friends, Leigh finds comfort in a class assignment, where he writes to his favorite author, Mr. Henshaw. A friendship develops between the two that changes Leigh's life.
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Age Range
8 - 12
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1984-01-01
Page Count
160
Publisher
Morrow
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
9780380709588
Lexile
910
Themes
family
coming of age
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