Leigh Botts begins writing to the famous author Mr. Henshaw in second grade as part of a school project and continues to write to him for the next four years. After receiving advice to write down his thoughts in a journal, we learn about Leigh's parents' divorce, his living situation, his feelings, his problems at school, his desire to be a writer, and his struggle to find his personal identity. Cleary touches on the difficult situations of divorce, single income families, and the need to be accepted in a realistic way to which the readers can relate. However, in this age of technological advance such as cell phones, internet, e-mail, and blogs, the story is a little outdated. A good read for third through fifth graders and fans of Beverly Cleary.
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