Dear Mr. Henshaw

Summary

Told through letters and diary entries, the novel follows Leigh Botts, a lonely boy who writes to his favorite author while coping with his parents' divorce and a new school. The correspondence becomes a way for Leigh to process his feelings about his absent trucker father and to discover his own voice as a writer. Beverly Cleary handles a child's sadness and resilience with warmth, realism, and quiet humor.