What makes Ryan so refreshing is that she speaks her mind. Yet somehow in moving to a new neighborhood, and worrying about her father’s new job, and fretting about the fourth-grade talent show, well, little things can go awry. Ryan is full of spit and fire, and a drive to do right by everyone. Just like Beverly Cleary.Īnd that is why you really want to meet Ryan Hart, the little girl at the heart of Ways to Make Sunshine. But they also write with tender warmth and honesty.
They all write about their characters unabashedly, warts and all. What do Judy Blume, Kate DiCamillo, Kevin Henkes, and Renée Watson have in common? They were all inspired by the late Beverly Cleary’s Ramona Quimby series, inspired to write about everyday kids having everyday problems in their everyday lives.
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