Welcome to Klickitat Street, home of Henry Higgins, his faithful dog Ribsy, Ramona the Pest, and her long-suffering sister Beezus. Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary's irrepressible hero ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

NEW YORK - Beverly Cleary, a beloved children’s book author who brought characters like Henry Huggins, Ramona and Beezus Quimby to life, has died. She was 104. HarperCollins Children’s Books confirmed ...

If Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Pest had grown up in a dysfunctional home, run away at age 12 and moved in with Iris -- the pre-teen flesh trade worker in "Taxi Driver" -- she might have grown up to be ...

HER MANY FRIENDS will rejoice to know that on the precarious journey toward growing up, Ramona Q has somehow slipped through the double binds of Mrs. Griggs' first grade into grade two her gutsy soul ...