From: Katie O'Dell <katiem>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 09:25:49 -0700 (PDT)

I remember reading the Ramona books when I was eight and nine years old. My dad loved to ice-fish and to give my mom some peace, I used to go along. We would sit in a freezing car while my dad waited for the fish tips to signal a caught fish. I had no interest in this, but I had already realized I could read a book just about anywhere. I clearly remember reading the Ramona books on these ventures.

Imagine my delight when I moved into Ramona's "real" neighborhood in Portland, OR! Now I jog on Klickitat Street, by her church, her elementary school, and her middle school four mornings a week. In the park nearby there are gorgeous statues of Ramona, Henry Huggins and Ribsy. I take all of my out of town guests to see them. What a treat! Now, if I could only buy a house on Kickitat Street (it's a very chi-chi street in NE Portland) all of my Ramona fantasies would come true :)

You can see the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden on the Multnomah County Library's web site: www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/cleary.html

Katie O'Dell Talk It Up! Youth Librarian Book Discussion Groups for Kids Multnomah County Library System 205 NE Russell katiem at multnomah.lib.or.us Portland, OR 97212
                                        phone: 503.988.6002
                                        fax: 503.988.5441

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                ----Nancy Drew, "The Hidden Staircase" (1930).

On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Karen Breen wrote:
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