I kicked my reading New Year off by turning to a longtime favorite, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. This is a book I’m pretty sure I discovered in the dusty upstairs of The Book Peddler,…
Posts tagged Beverly Cleary
Ramona might have been a feminist
Beezus is nine and she’s got a bratty handful of a four-year-old sister, Ramona. Beezus likes to embroider pot holders, read books, and take art classes. Ramona likes to ride her tricycle in the house…
Catharsis and Beverly Cleary
“You’ve inspired me,” Sister #2 said, waving Max’s copy of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing at me. I had invited myself over for dinner. A few months ago I decided to include childhood favorites…
Ramona really was a pest, on first literary love
Most bookish women I know lay alms at the altar of Judy Blume, with good reason. I too love Judy. I learned a lot from her, and as everyone knows I am more prone to…