A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly ClearyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was an easy read, since it seems the author of Beezus and Ramona was writing this autobiography to her core audience, making a YA-like read. This is really about the "girl" Cleary; from he early WW I memories to growing up in Depression-era Oregon (lots of Portland), and terminating when she takes off for junior college. There is only the occasional aside about her craft and literary career. Still, a fascinating period biography. How much has changed (school officials could punish pranking boys by forcing them to consume large quantities of garlic), and how much has not changed; one of her successful school essays was on the evil of chain stores (her grandfather was a country store proprietor).
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