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''Henry and the Clubhouse'', by
Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; April 12, 1916March 25, 2021) was an American writer of chapter books, children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide sin ...
, is the fifth book in Henry Huggins series. Now that he has the paper route he wanted so badly in the previous book, ''
Henry and the Paper Route ''Henry and the Paper Route'' is a book of Henry Huggins series that was written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling Louis Darling, Jr. (April 26, 1916 – January 21, 1970) was an American illustrator, writer, and environmen ...
'', Henry finds that it's harder than he expected. His earnings are going for the clubhouse he and his friends are building. One of the boys insists that it be a "Boys Only" club, and that causes trouble with Henry's friend
Beezus Quimby Beatrice Ann "Beezus" Quimby is a character from the ''Henry Huggins'' and '' Ramona series'' of books by Beverly Cleary. She is the friend of Henry and Mary Jane and the older sister of Ramona and Roberta. Beezus earned her nickname from Ramona ...
and her little sister
Ramona ''Ramona'' is a 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War, it portrays the life of a mixed-race Scottish– Native American orphan girl, who suffers racial discrimination and ...
. ''Henry and the Clubhouse'' was published in 1962.


Plot

Henry Huggins is the youngest boy in town to have a paper route. He takes his job very seriously, and works hard to make his father proud of him. He likes the responsibility, but he doesn't like the "collecting" aspect of the job; trying to get his customers to pay him on time. And when he goes to the new neighbor's house to sell her a subscription, his dog Ribsy embarrasses him by starting a fight with her Dalmatian. When little Ramona Quimby starts following him around trying to help, the other paper deliverers make fun of them, and all of his ideas to get rid of her seem to backfire. Henry and his two friends Robert and Murph decide to build the world's best clubhouse in Henry's backyard, using wood donated by one of Henry's customers. The only problem is, Murph can't stand girls, and he insists that it be a "Boys Only" clubhouse. Henry doesn't like excluding his good friend Beezus Quimby, but he agrees to go along anyway. One day, Ramona locks Henry in the clubhouse and he can't get out until he reveals the secret password to Beezus, whom Ramona had gone to for help. It isn't easy to have a job, a major building project, and friends who don't get along. But one winter day Henry feels sorry for Ramona, following him around in the deep snow, and takes her home on his sled before finishing his paper route. His kindness is noticed by one of his customers, who writes a letter to the editor praising him, and Henry ends up making his father proud.


Critical reception

Critics appreciated Cleary's humor, characterization and realistic plot, as seen in this review. "Beverly Cleary continues to provide a measure of relief from the suffocating flood of books about unreal talking animals and stock characters in the way of dogs and ponies and horses -- for her cast of characters can be matched in any average town and recognized as the children `round the block... But the things that happen seem real and there's humor for all ages in the story." About both the Ramona and Henry Huggins series, ''Choosing Books for Kids'' write, "Cleary's characters, situations, and dialogue ring true and deal with recognizable problems eights and nines have at school and at home."


Adaptations and editions

Television programs based on Henry Huggins in Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish; Audio formats: ''Henry and the Clubhouse'' is available on audiobook and CD from HarperAudio and cassette from
Recorded Books Recorded Books is an audiobook imprint of RBMedia, a publishing company with operations in countries globally. Recorded Books was formerly an independent audiobook company before being purchased and re-organized under RBMedia, where it is now an ...
; Print/English: Braille editions available from Avon, eBook from Dell Publishing, large print through HarperTrophy; Worldwide: As of 2010 ''Henry and the Clubhouse'' is available in 70 editions in seven languages.


See also

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References


External links


''The World of Beverly Cleary''
* * {{Beverly Cleary Novels by Beverly Cleary Novels set in Portland, Oregon 1962 American novels American children's novels 1962 children's books