Beverly Cleary
Ramona!
The Book Nuts love Ramona.  We have read two of Mrs. Cleary's
Ramona books in our book club --
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and
Ramona Forever.  When we read these books, most of us were
eight years old, and we were beginning third grade just like
Ramona.  We found that we shared many similarities with Ramona
and we loved her spunky attitude.  We found out that Mrs. Cleary
often wrote of instances that actually happened in her own life.  We
think this is why Ramona seems so real.  See if you agree.

We made a timeline of Mrs. Cleary's life.  Read some of her books
and see if you can discover some ot the real life events in Mrs.
Cleary's books.
Our Beverly Cleary Timeline
More Fun with Ramona!
The World of Beverly Cleary is a wonderful website full of fun and
information about this great author.  Find some games and puzzles
about Ramona, a map of Ramona's neighborhood and information
about some of Mrs. Cleary's other wonderful characters and books.
Sources for adults who want to know more about
this great author!
A Girl From Yamhill
by Beverly Cleary

My Own Two Feet
by Beverly Cleary

The Beverly Cleary Handbook
by Joanne Kelly -- great resource for teachers
published by Libraries Unlimited