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Cover of Dear Mr. Henshaw

Dear Mr. Henshaw

by Beverly Cleary · 1983

Parent and childLettersSchoolsDivorceJuvenile fictionFictionNewbery MedalParent-child relationship

Dear Mr. Henshaw is a juvenile epistolary novel by Beverly Cleary and illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky that was awarded the Newbery Medal in 1984. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".

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Book data: Open Library