“Ordinary kids and ordinary families with ordinary triumphs and problems,” is how Reyhan Harmanci described the world crafted by Cleary’s “quietly masterful hands” in a profile published in the summer of 2010. Cleary, a literary legend and namesake of a campus hall, died on March 25 at the age of 104. This month, we’re revisiting her extraordinary journey from aspiring librarian to award-winning author.