Courtesy Cleary Family Archives
A native of Yamhill who was born in McMinnville, Beverly Cleary is known for books such as “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” and “The Mouse on the Motorcycle,” most of them set in Portland. The writer, now retired, turns 100 this month.
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