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I've been hunting for some years for the name of a book I read in 1965 or 1966. It had a boy named Henry (?) who was bright, had a friend, and solved mysteries or problems or the like. It could have been one of a series since there were so many like that at the time but it was not Encyclopedia Brown or any other one that I've been able to track down. In the particular book I'm thinking of, the boy came up with the idea of using insurance as a means to avoid wars between nations. The book was important for me because this was probably the first instance that I sat down on the floor and read a book intensely from purely personal desire. I was not read to as a child and this book started me to read for pleasure. I was about nine at the time. As an adult I've been very curious about what had suddenly grabbed my attention. If you recognize it, I'd be most pleased in hearing from you.
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