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Leave It To Beaver By Beverly Cleary
You’ve had fun watching Beaver on T.V. Now have fun reading about him… When I have reviewed Beverly Cleary’s work here in the past, I have opened by invoking “Leave It To Beaver,” and it’s not just because both works … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960, Author C, Berkeley Highland, Beverly Cleary, Family, Novelization, Title L
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Beverly Cleary: 1916 – 2021
Originally posted on Lost Classics of Teen Lit: 1939-1989:
Beverly Cleary, bless her nonagenarian heart, is best known for her juvenile fiction about the Leave It To Beaver-type adventures of Henry Huggins, and Beezus (and especially) Ramona Quimby: books…
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Emily’s Runaway Imagination By Beverly Cleary
When Emily gets an idea, nothing can stop her! Today Beverly Cleary celebrates her 103rd (!!!) birthday, and in tribute we are again looking at one of her early works. She is best known (do I really need to say … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1961, Author C, Beverly Cleary, Biography, Dell, Historical, Reader Request, Title E, William Morrow & Co.
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Sister of the Bride By Beverly Cleary
Barbara will be in on all the fun… Does our centenarian national treasure really need an introduction? Probably not, but maybe her early Young Adult novels do! Beverly Cleary’s YA romances from the 1950s are less well-known than her later … Continue reading
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Tagged 1963, Author C, Beverly Cleary, Coming of Age, High School, Morrow Junior Books, Romance, Title S
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Happy Birthday, Beverly Cleary!
Beverly Cleary celebrates her 101st (!!!) birthday today, so I invite you to Drop Everything And Read, maybe starting with the three Cleary YA classics we’ve reviewed here! We’ll return next week to finish off the informal quartet of Cleary’s … Continue reading
Jean and Johnny By Beverly Cleary
It all starts the night Johnny Chessler asks Jean to dance… Beverly Cleary celebrates her 100th birthday on Tuesday, and so OF COURSE we are looking at another of her early YA titles today! Best known (do I really need … Continue reading
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Tagged 1959, Author C, Beverly Cleary, Coming of Age, Dell, High School, Humor, Parents, Romance, Title J, Young Love
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The Luckiest Girl By Beverly Cleary
Shelley Latham is sure about one thing: The upcoming year is going to be different. Back to school! Time to start the year with a good attitude cautionary tale wacky scheme inspirational message epic wish-fulfillment fantasy! Background: Beverly Cleary (who turned 99 … Continue reading
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Tagged Author C, Back to School, Beverly Cleary, California, Dell, High School, Parents, Romance, Title L, Young Love
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Rhapsody in Orange and Brown: 15 Favorite Classic YA Covers
A few weeks back there was a something of a kerfuffle over Penguin’s 50th Anniversary cover of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I was a holder of the minority opinion that the new cover was kind of great… at least … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Cleary, Boys Series, Girls Series, Horror, Judy Blume, Julie Campbell, Lois Duncan, Mystery, Nancy Drew, Romance, Sunfire, Sweet Valley High, Thriller, Trixie Belden
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Fifteen By Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary, bless her nonagenarian heart, is best known for her juvenile fiction about the Leave It To Beaver-type adventures of Henry Huggins, and Beezus (and especially) Ramona Quimby: books that manage to realistically capture the high drama that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1956, Author C, Beverly Cleary, High School, Romance, Title F, Young Love
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