The worst blow, though, comes when she overhears her teacher calling her a nuisance. She misses seeing her mom, and is worried about her dad's future. She really can't stand spending her afternoons with Willa Jean. He is challenging, and Ramona likes challenges. She also has a new nemesis in Davy, who she calls Yard Ape. Whaley, who is informal and humorous but stern, but Ramona thinks she likes her. Ramona is surprised by her new teacher, Ms. Changes everywhere for the Quimby family. Her sister is off to junior high, her father is switching part-time jobs and going to school to become a teacher, and her mom is still working full time. Ramona is starting third grade, at a new school where she needs to ride a bus. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born!
She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. When a young boy asked her, "Where are the books about kids like us?" she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors.
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