Beverly Cleary Quotes (page 3)
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My mother would read aloud to my father and me in the evening. She read mainly travel books.
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My books take place in a very specific neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. It must be the most stable neighborhood in the United States.
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I`m very surprised at the high number of boys who have written to say that reading my books was hard work but worth it. I have many loyal boy readers.
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I was an only child; I didn`t have a sister, or sisters.
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I was a very observant child. The boys in my books are based on boys in my neighborhood growing up.
