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I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.

Beverly Cleary

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Beverly Cleary
Age: 104 †
Born: 1916
Born: April 12
Died: 2021
Died: March 25
Author
Autobiographer
Librarian
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McMinnville
Oregon
Beverly Atlee Cleary
Entire
Tried
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Read
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Great
Tale
Fairy
Tales
Library

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