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Leigh Botts's Letter To Phy Henshaw

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Leigh Botts is writing letters to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. He continues to write him letters occasionally until the sixth grade. Naturally, he chooses to do it on Mr. Henshaw, and writes him questions. Through his answers to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh 's personal matters are revealed, such as his struggles with is parents ' divorce, his complex relationship with his father, being the new kid in school, and a mysterious thief stealing his lunch. Later, Mr. Henshaw encourages Leigh to keep a diary of his thoughts and feelings, and the book then switches from a letter format to a diary in which he writes to Mr. Pretend Henshaw by writing to Mr. Henshaw. Leigh must learn to accept that there are parts of his life he can 't

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