Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary - posted by Mrs. Schwarzer

Dear Mr. Henshaw begins with Leigh Botts writing a letter to his favourite author, Mr. Henshaw, as a class assignment. The author writes back and asks Leigh some questions that his mother insists he answer. As Leigh answers Mr. Henshaw, we learn about his struggles with his parents divorce, being the new kid in town, and his feelings about being 'just medium'. Mr. Henshaw encourages Leigh to keep a diary, and the book is written as a combination of letters between the two and diary entries.
One of my favourite parts of the book happens when Leigh is so sick of his desserts being stolen from his lunch box that he rigs a lunchbox alarm to catch the thief!
I think most kids your age will like this book, especially anyone who sometimes feels 'just medium'.