Amerikali cocuk ve genc yetiskin kurgu yazari Beverly Atlee Cleary’nin olum yildonumu ( 25 Mart 2021 )
“ Willa Jean’e iyi davranmak, Ramona’nin yasaminin hic degismeyen, ama degismesini en cok istedigi parcasiydi. Her gun okuldan sonra, arkadasi Howie Kemp’in buyukannesinin evine gitmek zorundaydi; Ramona’nin anne babasi, iclerinden biri eve donene kadar Ramona’ya bakmasi icin Howie’nin buyukannesine para oduyordu. Howie’nin anne babasi da her gun ise gidiyordu. Ramona, Howie’yi seviyordu, ama parktaki yuzme derslerinin disinda, butun yazi onun buyukannesinin evinde gecirmek, Howie’nin dort yasindaki kardesi Willa Jean’le oynamak zorunda olmaktan bikmisti. Her Allahin guu aksamuzeri kahvaltisinda elma suyuyla kepekli kraker yemekten de usanmisti. ‘Willa Jean ne yaparsa yapsin, ‘ diye yakindi Ramona, ‘ buyukannesi, buyuk oldugum icin sucun hep bende oldugunu dusunuyor. ’ Bayan Quimby, Ramona’ya sarildi. ‘ Kolay olmadigini biliyorum, ama ne olur biraz daha caba goster. ‘ Ramona icini cektigi zaman, babasi ona sarilip, ‘ Unutma ufaklik, sana guveniyoruz, ‘ dedi. Sonra sarki soylemeye basladi: ‘ Umutlarimiz var, buyuk umutlarimiz, Cekinme dene umutlari, Satin al cilekli turta gibi kolay hayalleri. ’ ”
“ Being nice to Willa Jean was the part of Ramona’s life that was not changing, the part she wished would change. Every day after school she had to go to her friend Howie Kemp’s house, where her parents paid Howie’s grandmother to look after her until one of them could come for her. Both of Howie’s parents, too, went off to work each day. She liked Howie, but after spending most of the summer, except for swimming lessons in the park, at the Kemps’ house, she was tired of having to play with four-year-old Willa Jean. She was also tired of apple juice and graham crackers for a snack every single day. ‘ No matter what Willa Jean does, ‘ complained Ramona, ‘ her grandmother thinks it’s my fault because I’m bigger. Like the time Willa Jean wore her flippers when she ran under the sprinkler, pretending she was the mermaid on the tuna-fish can, and then left big wet footprints on the kitchen floor. Mrs. Kemp said I should have stopped her because Willa Jean didn’t know any better! ‘ Mrs. Quimby gave Ramona a quick hug. ‘I know it isn’t easy, but keep trying.’ When Ramona sighed, her father hugged her and said, “Remember, kid, we’re counting on you.”Then he began to sing, ‘We’ve got high hopes, try hopes, buy cherry pie- in-July hopes—‘ ”



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