He must deal with problems that many other children also have to cope with, such as feeling lonely because he is new in town, school assignments, etc. For example, his parents will never remarry, people will continue to steal his lunch even though he has made an alarm for his lunch box, and he can never fully rely on his father to be available when he is needed. Henshaw, Leigh must learn to accept that there are parts of his life he cannot change. Henshaw, Leigh still enjoys it and the author personally compliments Leigh's story about him and his dad hauling grapes in his rig.īy writing to Mr. Later, one of the contestants turns out to have cheated Leigh is, therefore, allowed to have lunch with a famous author. Leigh decides to write for the Young Writers club and receives an honorable mention in the school yearbook. Leigh Botts, the new kid in school, plagued by his parents divorce, his stolen lunchbox treats, and a lost dog, pours out his heart in letters to his. 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 initially writes to Mr. Henshaw, Leigh's personal concerns and conflicts are revealed, such as his struggles with his parents' divorce, his complex relationship with his father, being the new kid in school, and a mysterious lunch thief. Henshaw, but Leigh's mother finds out and demands he show Mr. Initially Leigh is reluctant to reply to Mr. Henshaw writes back with clever and playfully antagonistic responses and some questions for Leigh to answer.
Henshaw, and asks him a series of questions.
He continues to write him letters occasionally until the 6th grade, when he is expected to write a letter to his favorite author. Henshaw begins with the book's main character, Leigh Botts, writing a letter to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw.
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