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Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises.
Beverly Cleary
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Beverly Cleary
Age: 104 †
Born: 1916
Born: April 12
Died: 2021
Died: March 25
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Beverly Atlee Cleary
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The key to writing successful YA is to keep the adults out of the story as much as possible.
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I am not a pest, Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus.
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