Henry and the Paper Route facts for kids
First edition
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| Author | Beverly Cleary |
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| Cover artist | Louis Darling |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Henry Huggins |
| Publisher | Morrow |
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Publication date
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1957 |
| Preceded by | Henry and Ribsy |
| Followed by | Henry and the Clubhouse |
Henry and the Paper Route is a fun book from the Henry Huggins series. It was written by Beverly Cleary and illustrated by Louis Darling. This story, published in 1957, is all about Henry Huggins. He really wants to get a paper route, even though he's a bit too young.
Contents
Henry's Big Idea: Getting a Paper Route
The story begins with Henry Huggins wanting to do something important. His older friend, Scooter McCarthy, rides by. Scooter has a paper route. He asks Henry if he knows any boys who want to deliver papers. Henry quickly says he wants the job. But Scooter reminds him that paper boys must be 11 years old. Henry is only ten and a half, so Scooter says no.
Henry's Plan to Get a Job
Henry decides to visit Mr. Capper, the manager of the paper routes. He wants to ask for a job. On his way, Henry stops at a rummage sale. He ends up buying some kittens there. These kittens cause him some trouble when he meets Mr. Capper. Mr. Capper tells Henry he is still too young for a route.
To try and impress Mr. Capper, Henry decides to sell newspaper subscriptions. He offers the kittens as free gifts to new customers. This idea does not work out. Henry then gives the kittens to the local pet store. Later, with his dad's permission, Henry buys back one of the kittens. He names it Nosy. Henry worries about how his dog, Ribsy, will react. But Ribsy actually gets along very well with Nosy!
The School Paper Drive Competition
During the school's paper drive, Scooter asks Henry to take over his route for one afternoon. Henry uses Scooter's newspapers to advertise for the paper drive. Scooter gets very angry about how Henry managed his route. He turns the paper drive into a competition between them.
However, Henry, with help from his friends, wins the Paper Drive for the school. It turns out to be a bit too successful for Henry. He promises himself not to advertise so much next year.
A New Neighbor and a New Chance
Henry soon turns eleven years old. Later, he finds out that Scooter has caught chickenpox. Scooter once again asks Henry to take over his route. Because of this, Henry and Scooter become good friends again. Henry then learns that an older boy will soon give up his route. Henry hopes he can take it over. In the meantime, he meets a new neighbor named Murph. Henry thinks Murph might be a genius.
Henry is disappointed to learn that he does not get the older boy's route. It is given to Murph instead. Eventually, Murph gives up the route. He cannot handle Ramona Quimby. Ramona is taking the papers off each customer's lawn. She throws them onto other random lawns. She wants to be a "paper boy" too.
Henry's Paper Route Adventure
Murph lets Henry have the route. At first, Henry worries he might lose it because of Ramona's actions. But Henry eventually outsmarts Ramona. He continues with his new paper route successfully.
