Book Quote by Beverly Cleary

“Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.” quote by Beverly Cleary — Download Open image

“Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.”

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“She was surprised to feel his hand on her arm and still more surprised-almost unbelieving-to see his fingers unclasp his identification bracelet and remove it from his arm. Silently he fumbled with the bracelet and slipped it around her right wrist. with a tiny click he snapped the clasp shut. Jane gave a gasp of astonishment and turned questioning to…

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“He seemed grown-up, compared to the boys at school, and although he was not handsome, or even particularly good-looking—there were still some scars on his face from the skin trouble he had when he was younger—his face was agreeable because it was so. . . . What was the word? Kind, perhaps. Or gentle. But strong, too. He was genuinely…

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