America’s beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary passes away at 104

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Beverly Cleary, the renowned American writer of children’s and young adult fiction has passed away. She was 104.
Cleary was one of America’s most successful authors, and 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first book was published in 1950.
Some of her best known characters are Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy, and Ralph S. Mouse.