Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary - Book Review

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary- Book Review

Title: Dear Mr. Henshaw

Author: Beverly Cleary

Publisher: Harper

Publish Date: 1983

Rating: 4.5/5

Summary(blurb): Beverly Cleary’s timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh’s life forever. From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life’s growing pains.

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Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson - Book Review

Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson- Book Review

Title: Jacob Have I Loved

Author: Katherine Paterson

Publisher: Harper

Publish Date: 1980

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): Sara Louise Bradshaw is sick and tired of her beautiful twin, Caroline. Ever since they were born, Caroline has been the pretty one, the talented one, and the better sister. For once in her life, Louise wants to be the special one. But in order to do that, she must figure out who she is... and find a way to make a place for herself outside her sister's shadow. The remarkable Newbery Medal-winning classic about a painful sibling rivalry and one sister's struggle to make her own way, Jacob Have I Loved is an honest and daring portrayal of adolescence and coming of age.

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Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli- Book Review

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli- Book Review

Title: Maniac Magee

Author: Jerry Spinelli

Publisher: Little Brown

Publish Date: 1990

Rating: 5/5

Summary(blurb): A Newbery Medal winning modern classic about a racially divided small town and a boy who runs. Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an orphan. After living with his unhappy and uptight aunt and uncle for eight years, he decides to run--and not just run away, but run. This is where the myth of Maniac Magee begins, as he changes the lives of a racially divided small town with his amazing and legendary feats.

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