Dear Mr. Henshaw vs Define Normal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Parent-child relationship, Parent and child, School Stories, Family, Friendship, Fiction
Dear Mr. Henshaw
“My teacher read your book about the dog to our class.”
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…
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Define Normal
Now in its fourth hardcover printing, Define "Normal" has become a word-of-mouth phenomenon. This is a thoughtful, wry story about two girls--a "punk" and a "priss"--who find themselves facing each other in a…
The verdict
- Readers rate Dear Mr. Henshaw highest: Dear Mr. Henshaw 4.0 · Define Normal 3.8.
- Dear Mr. Henshaw has the widest readership — 269 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | Define Normal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (45) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (54) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (269) | — |
Reception
| Dear Mr. Henshaw | Define Normal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 269 | 45 |
| Editions | 65 | 9 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 13 |
| Reading it now | — | 3 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1135 | — |
| Pages | 129 | 196 |