18 books like Dear Mr. Henshaw

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Define Normal Julie Anne Peters · 2000 · ★ 3.7 · 196p · ≈ 6h · Moderate 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 peer-counseling program, and discover that they have some surprising things in common. A brand-new reading-group guide written by the author is included in the back of this paperback edition. Shares: Parent-child relationship, Parent and child, School Stories, Family

Family ties Danielle Steel · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Annie Ferguson was a bright young Manhattan architect. Talented, beautiful, just starting out with her first job, new apartment and boyfriend, she had the world in the palm of her hand, until a single phone call altered the course of her life forever. Overnight, she became the mother to her sister's three orphaned children, keeping a promise she never regretted making, even if it meant putting… Shares: Parent-child relationship, Parent and child

Big Girl Danielle Steel · 1911 · ★ 3.7 · 386p · ≈ 12h · Challenging In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. Her father, Jim, is tall and slender, and… Shares: Parent-child relationship, Parent and child

Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh · 1960 · ★ 4.0 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". In the U.S. it ranked number 12 in The 50 Best Books for Kids and number 17 in The Top 100 Children's Novels on two lists generated in 2012. Shares: School Stories, Classics, Schools, Friendship

Ramona and Her Mother Beverly Cleary · 1979 · ★ 4.4 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary is the fifth book of the popular Ramona series. Mr. Quimby has found another job, though it is one he does not like very much. Ramona finds herself caught between being too young to stay home alone and too old to enjoy playing with pesky Willa Jean. She is trying to grow up, but sometimes it seems like her family is making it harder. Ramona and Her Mother… Shares: Divorce, Family, Classics

Blueberries for Sal Robert McCloskey · 1948 · ★ 4.3 · 54p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Recommended by Mental Floss: 50 Essential Children's Books Shares: Parent and child, Family, Classics

East of Eden John Steinbeck, David Wyatt & Susan Shillinglaw Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of… Shares: Classics

Lord of the Flies William Golding, Lois Lowry & Jennifer Buehler Lord of the Flies is the 1954 debut novel of British author William Golding. The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that lead to a descent into savagery. The novels themes include morality, leadership, and the tension between civility and chaos. Shares: Classics

The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas · 1964 · ★ 4.5 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Shares: Classics

The Master and Margarita Mikhail Bulgakov · 141p · ≈ 4h · Moderate The Master and Margarita () is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1940. A censored version, with several chapters cut by editors, was published posthumously in Moscow magazine in 1966–1967 by his widow Elena Bulgakova. The manuscript was first published as a book in 1967, in Paris, France. A samizdat version circulated that included parts cut out by official… Shares: Classics

Les Misérables Christine Donougher & Victor Hugo Les Misérables (, ) is a French epic historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Les Misérables has been popularized through numerous adaptations for film, television, and the stage, including a musical. Shares: Classics

The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin & Charlie Jane Anders The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Published in 1969, its popularity established Le Guins status as a major author of science fiction. The novel is set in the fictional universe of the Hainish Cycle, a series of novels and short stories by Le Guin, which she introduced in the 1964 short story "The Dowry of Angyar". It was fourth in… Shares: Classics

Crossing to Safety Wallace Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams & T.H. Watkins Crossing to Safety is a 1987 semi-autobiographical novel by "The Dean of Western Writers", Wallace Stegner. One of his works set in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, it gained broad literary acclaim and commercial popularity. Shares: Classics

The World of Yesterday - An Autobiography Stefan Zweig, Helmut Ripperger & B.W. Huebsch Stefan Zweig's autobiography Shares: Classics

The Little House Collection Complete 9-Books Laura Ingalls Wilder New rack-sized editions of the classic books by Laura Ingalls Wilder--published in the spring of 2003--are now packaged together in this beautiful nine-volume gift set. Shares: Classics

Journey to the West Wu Cheng-en · 1980 · 453p · ≈ 15h · Moderate "Journey to West",a scholar-official, is one of the renowned classical Chinese novels about an allegorical rendition of the journey, mingled with Chinese fables, fairy tables, legends,superstitions, popuar beliefs, monster ...... Shares: Classics

White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky & Ronald Meyer White night, White Night, or White Nights may refer to: Shares: Classics

Conan the Barbarian: The Complete Collection (Book House) Robert E. Howard This book contains the complete Conan stories in the chronological order of their original publication. The Phoenix on the Sword The Scarlet Citadel The Tower of the Elephant Black Colossus The Slithering Shadow The Pool of the Black One Gods of the North Rogues in the House Shadows in the Moonlight Queen of the Black Coast The Devil in Iron The People of the Black Circle A Witch Shall be… Shares: Classics

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