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Beverly Cleary
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American writer of children's books (1916–2021)
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Beverly Cleary was an American novelist, children’s writer, autobiographer, and librarian. Born in McMinnville in 1916, she worked in the field of children's and young adult literature from 1939 until 1999. She was educated at the University of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley. Cleary wrote in English and had two children.
She received several awards, including the National Medal of Arts, the Newbery Medal, the Children's Literature Legacy Award, and the National Book Award. Her work is recognized in the National Book Award and Newbery Medal collections. Notable works include *Pere*, *It's Great To Be Eight*, *School's In*, *Prentice Hall Literature--Copper*, and *Classroom Library*. She died in Carmel-by-the-Sea in 2021.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1916
- Died
- 2021
- Works
- 107
Top works
- It's Great To Be Eight
- Book Guide Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Hit Series Grade 3, Unit 4
- Beezus and Ramona
- Henry and the Clubhouse
- Ellen Tebbits;
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beverly
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- McMinnville
- Place of death
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- children's and young adult literature
- Official website
- beverlycleary.com
- Image
- Beverly Cleary 1971.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1916-04-12
- Commons category
- Beverly Cleary
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-03-25
- name in native language
- Beverly Cleary
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
- subject has role
- centenarian
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