Henry and Beezus
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Henry and Beezus is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary
and illustrated by Louis Darling, the second Henry Huggins novel preceded by Henry Huggins and followed by Henry and Ribsy
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In the climactic episode, Henry and his family attend the grand opening of the new supermarket
in town. While at the event, Henry's name is drawn in a raffle to receive fifty dollars' worth of beauty treatment coupons at the supermarket's beauty parlor. After his friend Beezus Quimby
asks to buy one of the coupons from him, Henry manages to turn his initial humiliation at winning what he had considered a useless prize into a windfall; he agrees to sell Beezus the coupon she wants, and his mother helps to stir up interest amongst her friends and acquaintances for the majority of the rest. After Henry raises nearly fifty dollars from the sale of the coupons, Mr. Huggins decides to make up the difference, and Henry triumphantly rides home from the bicycle shop on his shiny new bicycle.
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary is an American author. Educated at colleges in California and Washington, she worked as a librarian before writing children's books. Cleary has written more than 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best-known characters are Henry Huggins, Ribsy, Beatrice Quimby, her...
and illustrated by Louis Darling, the second Henry Huggins novel preceded by Henry Huggins and followed by Henry and Ribsy
Henry and Ribsy
Henry and Ribsy is a children's book by Beverly Cleary. It is the third in the Henry Huggins series, following Henry Huggins and Beezus Quimby.-Plot:...
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Plot Overview
Henry desires a new bicycle after seeing an older boy, Scooter McCarthy, with one, but the one he wants, at $59.95, is far out of his price range. Every chapter centers around Henry's efforts to build up his bicycle fund or otherwise acquire a bicycle, including selling boxes of bubble gum he found abandoned in an alley and purchasing an old bicycle from an auction.In the climactic episode, Henry and his family attend the grand opening of the new supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
in town. While at the event, Henry's name is drawn in a raffle to receive fifty dollars' worth of beauty treatment coupons at the supermarket's beauty parlor. After his friend Beezus Quimby
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, Mary Jane, and the older sister of Ramona and Roberta. Beezus earned her nickname from Ramona, who had a hard time saying Beatrice...
asks to buy one of the coupons from him, Henry manages to turn his initial humiliation at winning what he had considered a useless prize into a windfall; he agrees to sell Beezus the coupon she wants, and his mother helps to stir up interest amongst her friends and acquaintances for the majority of the rest. After Henry raises nearly fifty dollars from the sale of the coupons, Mr. Huggins decides to make up the difference, and Henry triumphantly rides home from the bicycle shop on his shiny new bicycle.