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ERIC Number: EJ304453
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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1984 Newbery Acceptance Speech.
Cleary, Beverly
Top of the News, v40 n4 p429-36 Sum 1984
This acceptance speech for an award honoring "Dear Mr. Henshaw," a book about feelings of a lonely child of divorce intended for eight-, nine-, and ten-year-olds, highlights children's letters to author. Changes in society that affect children, the inception of "Dear Mr. Henshaw," and children's reactions to books are highlighted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Authors, Awards, Children, Childrens Literature, Letters (Correspondence), Personal Narratives, Reading Materials
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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