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I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives.
Beverly Cleary
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Beverly Cleary
Age: 104 †
Born: 1916
Born: April 12
Died: 2021
Died: March 25
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McMinnville
Oregon
Beverly Atlee Cleary
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As a child, I disliked books in which children learned to be 'better' children.
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My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.
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