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Dear Mr. Henshaw

Beverly Cleary

A boy named Leigh struggles with loneliness and anger due to his absent father and being the new kid at school. But when his teacher assigns a letter-writing project, Leigh chooses to reach out to his favorite author who responds with a surprising and life-changing answer. A heartwarming story about the power of connection and empathy.
Publish Date
2000-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
2000-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1983
Goodreads Rating
3.78
ISBN
8601400294871
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-10-31T08:06:53.000Z
This was one of the most difficult memes I’ve ever had to do. Choosing Judy Blume books was almost impossible but the whole Fudge series was my shit. Same with Beverly Cleary but we’ll go Ramona series even though Dear Mr. Henshaw profoundly affected me.      source