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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow are you celebrating Beverly Cleary's 100th Birthday?
Yes, she is still alive, and her books still enchant every new generation of readers.
Happy Birthday, Beverly Cleary!
Ramona, Henry, Ribsy, and all the rest of your characters, and readers, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
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How are you celebrating Beverly Cleary's 100th Birthday? (Original Post)
HuckleB
Apr 2016
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Wow! How weird - I SO remember her name, but not the titles which I read as a child.
closeupready
Apr 2016
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Journeyman
(15,036 posts)1. Well, for now, thinking about my time in the 2nd Grade . . .
Thanks for the memories. If you see Beverly, give her my best.
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)3. +1,000... 000
closeupready
(29,503 posts)2. Wow! How weird - I SO remember her name, but not the titles which I read as a child.
But I do remember reading one or two of her books, being blown away, and remembering her name. I must have been REALLY young. Thanks for the thread.
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)4. There were many. All of them fantastic!