In warm but honest detail, Beverly describes life in Oregon during the Great Depression, including her difficulties in learning to read, and offers a slew of anecdotes that were, perhaps, the inspiration for some of her beloved stories. But in A Girl from Yamhill, Beverly Cleary tells a more personal story-her story-of what adolescence was like. Mouse to Ellen Tebbits, she has created an evergreen body of work based on the humorous tales and heartfelt anxieties of middle graders. From Ramona Quimby to Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Told in her own words, A Girl from Yamhill is Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary’s heartfelt and relatable memoir-now with a beautifully redesigned cover! Generations of children have read Beverly Cleary’s books. Originally published as four separate picture books (The Real Hole, Two Dog Biscuits, The Growing-Up Feet, and Janet's Thingamajigs), these are stories that a Jimmy would like because they are so true-to-life, and that a Janet would love because they are so believable. As Beverly Cleary writes about Jimmy and Janet's doings, the unique understanding of children that she brings to all of her beloved books is coupled with a keen awareness of duo dynamics that comes from raising twins herself. But the twins both like silly jokes, new boots, and talking to Mr. While he's working, his sister, Janet, pretends to be a bird! She likes to use her imagination.

When we first meet Jimmy, he wants to dig a real hole. Jimmy and Janet are twins, but that doesn't mean they are just alike. For the first time in a chapter-book format, Newbery Medal winner Beverly Cleary’s twin characters, Jimmy and Janet, will charm young children with their humorous adventures.

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