Beverly Cleary also creates such a seamless transition from just Leigh’s thoughts to allowing him to receive and reflect on some profound insight into the heart of complicated human relationships. The first few pages Leigh Botts is such a tiny 2nd grade boy boy barely able to write more than a sentence to his favorite author, and as the book develops, Leigh grows and his voice grows too, and the letters turn into diaries. Zelinsky) and Leigh comes to terms with his new life without much of his trucker dad in the picture. There is a lot of humor and warmth as the book goes along, (as well as great illustrations by Paul O. This starts Leigh sharing about his new school and divorcing parents. Henshaw teases him back by sending Leigh a big list of questions. After Leigh tries to get out of researching his favorite author by just asking Mr. At first Leigh is young, just learning to read and write, then as he gets a bit older (6th grade) he writes Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary is the 1984 Newbery winning epistolary novel starring Leigh Botts writing letters to his favorite author Mr.
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