This one takes about 90 minutes, tops, to read in its entirety. The rundown: in 2nd grade, a boy named Leigh Boggs writes a letter to his favorite author. He continues to write to Mr. Henshaw throughout elementary school, and also begins keeping a journal. The letters and journal entries chronicle Leigh's struggles with his peers at school and his coming to terms with his parents' divorce; they also show his evolution from a little kid penciling an awkward letter to a budding young writer discovering his own voice.
A decent little read, but honestly, it's no Ramona and Her Father or Ramona Quimby, Age 8. (Can you tell I'm bitter these two Cleary masterpieces were dubbed mere Newbery Honor Books?)
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