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Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary · Booklabria

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Beverly Cleary
Dear Mr. Henshaw

Children's fictionFriendship

Dear Mr. Henshaw

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First published: 1983
Editions: 59 in 6 languages

Synopsis

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".

Subjects: Children's fiction
Friendship
Schools
Families
Family
Spanish language materials
Set in: Italy
Nevada

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Editions

59 in 6 languages

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English42 Spanish8 Chinese3 French1 All 6 languages

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