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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 Atlee Cleary was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950. Some of her best known characters are Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse.
The majority of Cleary's books are set in the Grant Park neighborhood of northeast Portland, Oregon, where she was raised, and she has been credited as one of the first authors of children's literature to figure emotional realism in the narratives of her characters, often children in middle-class families. Her first children's book was Henry Huggins after a question from a kid when Cleary was a libr
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Average rating: 4.03 · 903,045 ratings · 29,439 reviews · 274 distinct worksSimilar authors
Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)

4.03 avg rating — 103,343 ratings — published 1955 — 118 editions
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The Mouse and the Motorcycl...

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3.97 avg rating — 88,836 ratings — published 1965 — 139 editions
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramon...

4.11 avg rating — 72,997 ratings — published 1981 — 153 editions
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Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)

4.08 avg rating — 67,350 ratings — published 1968 — 141 editions
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Ramona the Brave (Ramona, #3)

4.12 avg rating — 57,881 ratings — published 1975 — 105 editions
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Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Bot...

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3.79 avg rating — 41,743 ratings — published 1983 — 113 editions
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Ramona Forever (Ramona, #7)

4.08 avg rating — 35,116 ratings — published 1984 — 84 editions
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Ramona and Her Father (Ramo...

4.05 avg rating — 31,560 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions
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Henry Huggins (Henry Huggin...

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4.02 avg rating — 30,788 ratings — published 1950 — 2 editions
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Ramona and Her Mother (Ramo...

4.11 avg rating — 27,738 ratings — published 1979 — 92 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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3.97 avg rating — 123,045 ratings

Henry Huggins Henry and Beezus Henry and Ribsy Henry and the Paper Route Henry and the Clubhouse Ribsy
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4.02 avg rating — 77,708 ratings

Dear Mr. Henshaw Strider
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3.80 avg rating — 44,685 ratings

Fifteen The Luckiest Girl Jean and Johnny Sister of the Bride
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3.89 avg rating — 12,288 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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