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Also Known As	Beverly Atlee Bunn
Born	April 12, 1916 • McMinnville • Oregon
Died	March 25, 2021 (aged 104) • Carmel • California
Awards And Honors	Newbery Medal (1984)
Notable Works	“A Girl from Yamhill” • “Dear Mr. Henshaw” • “Henry Huggins” • “My Own Two Feet” • “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” • “Ramona and Her Father” • “Ramona the Pest” • “Runaway Ralph” • “The Mouse and the Motorcycle”

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