Registration is open for the next Acton Memorial Library 5/6th grade book discussion group on March 16 at 4:30 OR March 17 at 2:00 pm. Attached are a flyer and an animated gif about the program.
We’ll be discussing Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary.
Registration is limited. Find more information and register at : https://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/calendar/
This book can be requested as a hard copy through the library AND is available as an e-book and an audio book through Hoopla.Dear Mr. Henshaw on HooplaHere is a little more information about Dear Mr. Henshaw:
Newbery Medal Winner * Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children * ALA Notable Children’s BookBeverly 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.
