![]() ![]() Everything that happens has a ring of truth to it, even if the details aren't quite like they would be today. They bake brownies, they worry about their teacher not liking them, and they get into a whopper of a fight when Ellen slaps her friend. Ellen Tebbits by Beverly Cleary, 2001, Scholastic edition, in English. The kids still seem as real as when they were written. not so much.)īut you know what? It doesn't matter. Ellen Tebbits Author: Beverly Cleary Format: Turtleback ISBN-10: 0606032622 ISBN-13: 9780606032629 List Price: 14.55 Add to Wish List Link to this Book Add to Bookbag Sell this Book Buy it at Amazon Compare Prices Details Description Reviews Author: Beverly Cleary Language: English Publisher: Demco Media Weight: 0.45 pounds Length: 7. ![]() When is the last time you saw a class full of Ellens and Austines, Otises and Lindas? Ramona is a name that passes the test of time. That is, until she meets Austineand discovers that Austine has the exact same secret Soon the girls are best friends who do everything togetherattending dance class, riding horses, and dodging pesky Otis Spofford, the neighborhood troublemaker. If it was old-fashioned back in the 50s, and this was the first I'd ever heard of it in the 90s, just think how foreign it must seem to today's third-graders! (And let's put a little note for the names. Ellen Tebbits has an embarrassing secret that she'll never share with anyone. (When's the last time you saw that sort of cowboy mania? Oh right - back in the 50s, when this was published.) And let's not forget the infamous woolen undies. Otis has a full cowboy outfit (with spurs) and we're told that MOST of the children in the school have a cowboy hat, or even a neckerchief. ![]()
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