TY - BOOK AU - Cleary,Beverly TI - A girl from Yamhill: a memoir SN - 0688078001 (lib. bdg.) AV - PS 3553 .L3914 Z465 1988 PY - 1988/// CY - New York PB - Morrow KW - Cleary, Beverly KW - Cleary, Beverly. KW - Authors, American KW - 20th century KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Oregon KW - Social life and customs N1 - Continued by: My own two feet N2 - Follows the popular children's author from her childhood years in Oregon through high school and into young adulthood, highlighting her family life and her growing interest in writing. The growing-up years in the Northwest of one of the greats of children's literature. Details the early life in the Northwest of one of the greats of children's literature. Generations of children have grown up with Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and all of their friends, families, and assorted pets. For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes, embarrassing moments, and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books, here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc044/87031554.html ER -