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Also Known As Beverly Atlee Bunn
Born April 12, 1916 • McMinnville • Oregon
Died March 25, 2021 (aged 104) • Carmel • California
Awards And Honors Newbery Medal (1984)
Notable Works “A Girl from Yamhill” • “Dear Mr. Henshaw” • “Henry Huggins” • “My Own Two Feet” • “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” • “Ramona and Her Father” • “Ramona the Pest” • “Runaway Ralph” • “The Mouse and the Motorcycle”

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