Beverly Cleary Henry and the Paper Route

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Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives readers a hero theyll relate toand root forin this comical and inspiring novel about Henry Hugginss mission to prove himself worthy of his very own paper route. All the older kids work their own paper route, but because Henry is not quite eleven yet, Mr. Capper wont let him. Desperate to change his dad's mind, Henry tries everything he can think of to show hes mature and responsible enough for the job. From offering free kittens to new subscribers, to hauling hundreds of pounds of old magazines for his schools paper drive, theres nothing Henry wont try.But it just might turn out to be the irrepressible Ramona Quimby who shows Mr. Capper how capable Henry is.