Customer Reviews
A beautifully written autobiography - By: , 12 May 1999 
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this true account. It was interesting how her life began unraveling from the first page to the end. It took a lot of courage for her to tell what she thought about her parents. I would love to meet her someday. This was a fantastic book!
If you read Beverly Cleary as a child, read this - By: , 23 Mar 1999 This is my favorite of all her books---I read it at 18, going off to college to majorin creative writing, & was happy to relive her wonderful writing, observations, & characterizations. I reread this book when I need motivation & sympathy! Her memoirs read like a novel & are gripping & heart-warming. I reccommend it to everyone, from Ramona's age up.
Beverly Cleary is a remarkable woman - By: , 22 Feb 1999 This book was very well written. Beverly Cleary recounts with amazing detail her college education during the Depression. Beverly was determined to get her college education despite having no money & an extremely difficult mother. I had a hard time putting down this book & stayed late trying to finish it. A must for everybody -- kids & adults -- who grew up reading Beverly Cleary's wonderful books!
A PLEASURE - By: , 22 Feb 1999 After reading A Girl From Yamhill, I had to read the next volume of Cleary's memoirs right away, & it is even better! I just graduated from college & am heading off into the "real world," so her story of perseverance & triumph really hits home. I cried tears of joy for Cleary's accomplishments by the end of this book. "She did it!" I thought. My Own Two Feet would make a great gift for anybody who might need a little extra motivation; it's a written testimony to the fact that dreams do come true with a lot of hard work.
Wonderful Autobiography by a Great Children's Author - By: , 27 Jun 1998 I bought this book for my daugher, who is 11, & ended up reading it from cover to cover myself. I learned a great deal about what a college education meant to an earlier generation. I appreciated seeing Ms. Cleary's development as someone who understood children. In addition, I related to her relationship with her mother because my mother behaved similarly as I grew into an independent person.
