From Publishers Weekly The Newbery Medalist offers two extraordinary memoirs， the first devoted to her childhood， the second following her from college to the acceptance of her first book， Henry Huggins. PW called this pair "a real gift to Cleary's many fans， young and old." Ages 12-up. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. From School Library Journal Grade 6 Up The author's name rather than the title of her partial autobiography will catch the eyes of her army of loyal readers who grew up with Cleary's great books for children. Then， there are always those special few readers who dream of becoming writers themselves， and Cleary has some information on how this was for her and more about the hunger for reading that often starts writers on their way. It's bootless to compare and contrast autobiographical books， since each memorists' experiences and those they select to share are unique. Cleary's selection is acute， especially for some growing up pains and problems often scanted in books intended for younger readers， i.e.， an uncle who was a potential danger to young girls and the fear and confusion his attentions caused; the possessive， devoted mother whose fierce love was never affectionate; the first， nearly unshakable boyfriend; and much more about each stage of growing up as an only child in Portland， Oregon， when the Great Depression moved in as the unseen， all-powerful villain in every working-class household. It ends with Cleary off to college in California without anything but determination and the ability to work hard and find her own way. As with her fiction， readers are likely to want her memoir to go on when they read her last page. Lillian N. Gerhardt ， ``School Library Journal''Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews