As Cleary reworked it, she added Beezus and Ramona - the latter a name she heard being called out by a neighbor. Based loosely on a story she had overheard while working at a military-hospital library, the book (originally titled 'Spareribs and Henry') came slowly - and was, at first, rejected by her publisher. In 1940, she eloped, marrying longtime sweetheart Clarence Cleary, who died in 2004.Ĭleary's first book, 'Henry Huggins,' was published in 1950. Eventually, her mother relented - to no ill effect on Beverly's love life. Mitch & Amy Full Name: Amy Huff School grade: Fourth Musical instrument: Cello Likes: Reading, baking, Scouts Dislikes: Math, Alan Hibbler. She struggled through her classes with poor eyesight her mother denied her money for glasses, fearing they would spoil her daughter's appearance. To help pay for the rest of her education, at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Washington, she worked as a seamstress and a chambermaid, among other jobs. 'So I became a children's librarian - the next best thing.'ĭuring the Depression, Cleary attended Chaffey Junior College in Ontario, California, which offered free tuition. Mitch and Amy By: Beverly Cleary Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins 4.5 (59 ratings) Try for 0. Now enjoy this rare collection of some of your favorite characters and their funny, heart-warming stories.

Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Beverly Cleary, beloved author of the Ramona series and Henry Huggins, has been a part of America’s childhood for over 50 years.

She long wanted to be a writer - a passion she explains eloquently in her memoirs 'A Girl from Yamhill' (1988) and 'My Own Two Feet' (1995) - but she met resistance from her mother, who told her, 'You must have some other way of earning a living,' Cleary recalled. Mitch and Amy Beverly Cleary Published by Perfection Learning (1991) ISBN 10: 0812427408 ISBN 13: 9780812427400 Used Paperback Quantity: 1 Seller: Discover Books (Toledo, OH, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Paperback.

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