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Beverly Cleary

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Beverly Cleary


Born
in McMinnville, Oregon, The United States
April 12, 1916

Died
March 25, 2021

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Beverly Cleary (April 12, 1916 - March 25, 2021) was the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus"), Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse.

Beverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon. When she was 6, her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she went to grammar and high school. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. It wasn't until she was in third grade that she fo
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Average rating: 4.02 · 858,827 ratings · 25,569 reviews · 237 distinct worksSimilar authors
Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)

4.02 avg rating — 99,846 ratings — published 1955 — 114 editions
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The Mouse and the Motorcycl...

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3.95 avg rating — 83,745 ratings — published 1965 — 128 editions
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramon...

4.10 avg rating — 71,255 ratings — published 1981 — 145 editions
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Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)

4.08 avg rating — 65,354 ratings — published 1968 — 142 editions
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Ramona the Brave (Ramona, #3)

4.12 avg rating — 56,523 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions
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Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Bot...

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3.77 avg rating — 39,964 ratings — published 1983 — 116 editions
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Ramona Forever (Ramona, #7)

4.08 avg rating — 34,035 ratings — published 1984 — 84 editions
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Ramona and Her Father (Ramo...

4.05 avg rating — 30,124 ratings — published 1977 — 48 editions
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Henry Huggins (Henry Huggin...

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4.01 avg rating — 29,580 ratings — published 1950 — 27 editions
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Ramona and Her Mother (Ramo...

4.10 avg rating — 26,546 ratings — published 1979 — 97 editions
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Beezus and Ramona Ramona the Pest Ramona the Brave Ramona and Her Father Ramona and Her Mother Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Ramona Forever
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle Runaway Ralph Ralph S. Mouse
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Henry Huggins Henry and Beezus Henry and Ribsy Henry and the Paper Route Henry and the Clubhouse Ribsy
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4.01 avg rating — 73,026 ratings

Dear Mr. Henshaw Strider
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3.78 avg rating — 42,649 ratings

Fifteen The Luckiest Girl Jean and Johnny Sister of the Bride
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3.87 avg rating — 11,583 ratings

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“She was not a slowpoke grownup. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find out what happened next.”
Beverly Cleary, Ramona the Pest

“If she can't spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell.”
Ramona Quimby as written by Beverly Cleary, Ramona's World

“Quite often somebody will say, 'What year do your books take place?' and the only answer I can give is, in childhood.”
Beverly Cleary

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