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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 · 899,357 ratings · 29,126 reviews · 268 distinct worksSimilar authors
Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)

4.03 avg rating — 103,048 ratings — published 1955 — 3 editions
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The Mouse and the Motorcycl...

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3.96 avg rating — 88,411 ratings — published 1965 — 28 editions
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramon...

4.11 avg rating — 72,846 ratings — published 1981 — 153 editions
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Ramona the Pest (Ramona, #2)

4.08 avg rating — 67,121 ratings — published 1968 — 30 editions
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Ramona the Brave (Ramona, #3)

4.12 avg rating — 57,737 ratings — published 1975 — 105 editions
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Dear Mr. Henshaw (Leigh Bot...

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3.79 avg rating — 41,630 ratings — published 1983
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Ramona Forever (Ramona, #7)

4.08 avg rating — 35,033 ratings — published 1984 — 84 editions
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Ramona and Her Father (Ramo...

4.05 avg rating — 31,430 ratings — published 1977 — 101 editions
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Henry Huggins (Henry Huggin...

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4.02 avg rating — 30,665 ratings — published 1950 — 117 editions
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Ramona and Her Mother (Ramo...

4.11 avg rating — 27,624 ratings — published 1979 — 92 editions
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More books by Beverly Cleary…
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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4.09 avg rating — 417,214 ratings

The Mouse and the Motorcycle Runaway Ralph Ralph S. Mouse
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3.97 avg rating — 122,417 ratings

Henry Huggins Henry and Beezus Henry and Ribsy Henry and the Paper Route Henry and the Clubhouse Ribsy
(6 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 77,269 ratings

Dear Mr. Henshaw Strider
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3.79 avg rating — 44,552 ratings

Fifteen The Luckiest Girl Jean and Johnny Sister of the Bride
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3.88 avg rating — 12,231 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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