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Cleary, Beverly.
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Cleary, Beverly -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Cleary, Beverly.
Authors, American -- 20th century. -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Oregon -- Social life and customs
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A Girl from Yamhill ...
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A Girl from Yamhill : a memoir / Beverly Cleary.
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Cleary, Beverly.
New York : W. Morrow, 1988
Description:
279 pages, 29 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents:
Yamhill: Early memories -- Those pioneer ancestors -- Little schoolmarm -- Farm -- Mother's rules -- Children -- Grandpa and grandma -- Library -- Portland: Big city -- School -- Miss Marius -- Gregory Heights -- My character and music -- Love and the spelling bee -- Awful boys and a decision -- House and the car -- Platoon system -- Uncle Joe -- Eighth grade -- Summer of change -- High school freshmen -- Pukwidjies -- Depression summer -- Mothers and daughters -- "Wise fools" -- First dates -- Girls' league show -- Employment -- Puddin' -- Happiest days -- Letter.
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Follows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing. The growing-up years in the Northwest of one of the greats of children's literature. Details the early life in the Northwest of one of the greats of children's literature. Generations of children have grown up with Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and all of their friends, families, and assorted pets. For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes, embarrassing moments, and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books, here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them. --Publisher description
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Biographies
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Continued by: My own two feet.
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1988
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