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A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir by Beverly Cleary
5.0
Beverly Cleary’s books were the first “chapter books” I read as a child. I loved them and still have a few of them. I was so sad to learn of her passing in March. My mom saw this book mentioned somewhere and told me about it. I am so glad she did.
In this book we follow Beverley from her birth to when she graduates from high school. I had no idea she lived during the depression. Her insights into what was going on in the world and her family painted a picture easy to understand.
The moving from the farm to the city was a hard thing especially for her father. He never really liked working in banks and truly missed the life of a farmer.
Beverly’s relationship with her mother was strained so much of the time it seemed. Her affection for Beverly was irregular and it was easy to see that she had her own wishes for Beverly, perhaps based on her own hardships at the time.
I loved this insight into one of my favorite authors from my childhood. I look forward to reading the next book that follows her through college and her first book being published.
In this book we follow Beverley from her birth to when she graduates from high school. I had no idea she lived during the depression. Her insights into what was going on in the world and her family painted a picture easy to understand.
The moving from the farm to the city was a hard thing especially for her father. He never really liked working in banks and truly missed the life of a farmer.
Beverly’s relationship with her mother was strained so much of the time it seemed. Her affection for Beverly was irregular and it was easy to see that she had her own wishes for Beverly, perhaps based on her own hardships at the time.
I loved this insight into one of my favorite authors from my childhood. I look forward to reading the next book that follows her through college and her first book being published.