Cleary, Beverly

Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary
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Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary

Maggie Schultz’s third grade classmates are excited about learning cursive, but Maggie decides that she doesn’t want to have any part of it.  The first day, her teacher compares cursive writing to a rollercoaster.  While the other students are practicing loops and curves, Maggie draws rollercoasters all over her paper.  At home, she studies her…

Henry Huggins series, by Beverly Cleary
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Henry Huggins series, by Beverly Cleary

Henry Huggins won the hearts of boys and girls alike when his stories debuted in the 1950s.  Eight years old when the series started, Henry and his best friend, Ribsy, lived on Klickatat Street in Portland, Oregon.  Even though the series was written over 60 years ago, Beverly Cleary made these books about a young…