The Legendary Author Beverly Cleary Took Her Last Breathe At 104.

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    The award-winning children’s author, Beverly Cleary , whose work has been read by young readers for more than 70 years, has died at 104, her publisher, HarperCollins, said in a statement Friday.

    Cleary, whose books helped generations of kids grapple with the challenging issues of childhood, was inspired to answer the question once posed to her by a young boy: “Where are the books about kids like us?”

    Cleary was born April 12, 1916 in McMinnville, Oregon, andgrew up in Portland and Yamhill, titling her autobiography, “A Girl from Yamhill.” She died Thursday in northern California, where she lived.After first training as a librarian, Cleary became an author and wrote scores of children’s books that were translated into over a dozen languages, popularizing characters like Ramona Quimby and Henry Huggins .

    Shortly after news of her death broke on Friday, tributes poured in across the internet.

    Florida State Representative Anna V. Eskamani said that Cleary’s books “are why I first fell in love with reading in second grade, and I’ve been a lifelong reader ever since!”

    Cleary won the National Book Award in 1981 for “Ramona and Her Mother,” and “Dear Mr. Henshaw” won the John Newbery Medal in 1984. And after favoring the world with her wonderful stories, a legendary writer closed her eyes for once and for all.