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Vera Cleaver

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Virgil, South Dakota, The United States

gender

female

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Young Adult

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After her first book, The Nurse's Dilemma (1966), most of her magazine articles and 16 novels for children were written with her husband, Bill.

Together, they produced more than a dozen novels for young adults. Their subject matter reveals a particular interest in mountain children who have both physical and mental problems. The Cleavers were three times nominated for the National Book Award, and their novels made multiple appearances on the American Library Associations list of "Notable Books." Settings often mirror the Cleavers' place of residence.

After Bill's death, Vera Cleaver wrote Sugar Blues (1984) and Sweetly Sings the Donkey (1985).

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Books by Vera Cleaver

Average rating: 3.69 · 753 ratings · 106 reviews · 21 distinct works

	Where the Lilies Bloom by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver, Cleaver 3.71 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 1969 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Trial Valley by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Mimosa Tree by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Grover by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Sweetly Sings the Donkey 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	My rating:
	I Would Rather Be a Turnip by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Me Too by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Ellen Grae and Lady Ellen by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Queen of Hearts by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dust Of The Earth by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	My rating:

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