Consider the opening paragraph of the novel: It's strange because on the surface, they seem to be the fluffiest little bits of fluff that ever fluffed. The strange thing about these books is that they work on many levels. (In fact, many bibliographies and articles about her don't even list her young adult novels, or list them with wildly incorrect dates.) Sister of the Bride is the last in an often-neglected line of four interestingly stylized and proper books about young women finding themselves and getting the guy. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations.Although to my generation she is best-known for her Ramona series, the beloved children's book author Beverly Cleary wrote several books for teens. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Cleary’s books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association’s Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children’s literature.
And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!Mrs. She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew.
When a young boy asked her, “Where are the books about kids like us?” she remembered her teacher’s encouragement and was inspired to write the books she’d longed to read but couldn’t find when she was younger. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children’s books when she grew up.Instead she became a librarian. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. Beverly Cleary is one of America’s most beloved authors.
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