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Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

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eupomene's review against another edition

4.0

Written back when boys were boys, girls had cooties and there were no leash laws. Beverly Cleary started writing initially because the neighborhood boys came into her library and didn't like the selection, so she thought up Henry Huggins. When I read these as a girl, I didn't blink - even though it was more than 20 years after publication they still felt like my world.
So I think on these fondly even though I don't consider the 50s to be fabulous.
Besides, Ramona is in this one too and she's hilarious as usual. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to pretend to wait for the bus.

jjmmac's review

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lighthearted relaxing

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

kelreads's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

sar_19's review against another edition

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3.0

Henry tries to earn $ to buy himself a bike. Luckily his friend Beezus is there to help Henry find a way to get the bike.

kslhersam's review against another edition

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4.0

It took us a while, but Isaac and I finally finished this one. After we read the first Henry Huggins he wanted to continue the series. After finishing this 2nd one we both agreed to pick something new for our next book. I enjoyed Henry, but I don't want to overdo it.

I do find it interesting how different life was for kids back in the 70's or 80's, whenever this was based. Henry pretty much roamed free and worked hard for his money and bought his own things. I miss that independence in children these days.

blairewithane's review against another edition

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3.0

This was my least favorite so far in our read aloud journey through the Ramona books and now the henry books. In this one Henry tries to earn enough money to buy a bike. There are some plenty of funny mishaps...but this one engages in gender stereotypes in a way Cleary normally doesn’t, and Henry gets teased a lot in a way that borders on mean that isn’t present in her other books. I prefer the Ramona series - a lot of the difference may be due to the time period in which they were written. Still love Beverly Cleary - this just wasn’t my favorite.