Cleary, B. (1983). Dear Mr. Henshaw. New York: William Morrow Co.
Dear Mr. Henshaw is a story that involves a young boy (Leigh Botts) living with his single mother who is struggling to make ends meet because Leigh's father is an absentee father/ex-husband who doesn't always pay child support and Leigh is often left alone at night so his mother can go to school in an effort to better their situation. As the story concludes, Leigh's father comes around hoping to reconcile with his mother and the effort is unsuccessful. The relationship seems to proceed amicably and the story leaves the reader with the hope that Leigh will at least have a positive relationship with his dad.Much of the story is written as a series of letters/journal entries, making it unique to Cleary's writing style.
Evaluation criteria: plot and style
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