A Girl From Yamhill
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 1, 1996
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- Who it’s for
- Beverly Cleary looks back with warmth and honesty on growing up in Depression-era Oregon.
- Themes
- Growing up during the Great Depression, Adolescence, Difficulties learning to read
- Genres
- Writers' Lives for Kids, Biographies of Women for Kids, Historical Biographies for Kids
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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. From Ramona Quimby to Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse to Ellen Tebbits, she has created an evergreen body of work based on the humorous tales and heartfelt anxieties of middle graders.
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But in A Girl from Yamhill, Beverly Cleary tells a more personal story—her story—of what adolescence was like. 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. For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes, embarrassing moments, and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary’s books, here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them.
Childhood, Remembered
Beverly Cleary looks back with warmth and honesty on growing up in Depression-era Oregon.
Come here for
- A writer’s own account of the childhood behind a beloved body of work
- Humorous anecdotes alongside the anxieties of growing up
Expect
- A personal memoir told in Cleary’s own words
- Warm, honest detail about learning to read and adolescence
Where it sits
| Writers' Lives for Kids | 81% |
|---|---|
| Historical Biographies for Kids | 47% |
| Biographies of Women for Kids | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Farm Animals
- Baby Animals
- Art History for Kids
- Artists' Lives for Kids
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- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Writers' Lives for Kids
- Biographies of Women for Kids
- History
- Authors
- Beverly Cleary
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 1, 1996
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Growing up during the Great Depression · Adolescence · Difficulties learning to read
- Reading lane
- Farm Animals