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 attenti...