Bill and Vera Cleaver

University of North Carolina at Asheville D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections Bill and Vera Cleaver (?-1981) and (b. ?) Southern Appalachian Writers Collection M2005.05.01-08

Title	Bill and Vera Cleaver
Creator	Southern Highlands Research Center
Alt. Creator	D. H. Ramsey Library
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/southern_appalachian_writers/cleaver_bill_and_vera/cleaver_bill_and_vera.htm
Subject Keyword	Bill Cleaver ; Vera Cleaver ; Southern Appalachian Writers ;
Subject LCSH	Cleaver, Bill Cleaver, Vera
Description	The collection contains letters of correspondence, ephemera, a photograph, book jackets, and anecdotal information on the writers. These materials were gathered as part of an exhibition of Southern Appalachian Writers held at UNCA in the early 1980's and sponsored by D. H. Ramsey Library and the Southern Highlands Research Center.
Publisher	D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Contributor	Annette Hatley
Date	2005-08-23
Type	Collection ; text ; photograph ;
Format	1 folder ; text ; image
Source	M2005.05.1-8
Language	English
Relation	Southern Appalachian Writers in "A Sense of Place," The Heritage of Western North Carolina, D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Coverage	1900's - present ;
Rights	Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Some materials in collections are electronic rights only. Please ask for assistance from Special Collections staff.
Donor	240
Acquisition	2004-03-
Citation	Bill and Vera Cleaver in Southern Appalachian Writers Collection, D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804
Processed by	Special Collections staff, 2008
Last update	2008-08-27
Statement on Writing	"Any serious writer of fiction would agree with John Gardner's remark that 'The best effect of the best fiction is to humanize,' unless the writer is engaged in turning our science fiction or other works which do not demand human responses or perceptions. For the serious writer, one who works at his madness every day, the creation of fictional humans takes an immense stamina, an enormous amount of time, a supreme devotion. Language is his only instrument, his only weapon." -- Vera Cleaver.
Biography	Born in Virgil, South Dakota, Cleaver and her husband, Bill, collaborated until his death in 1981. Together, they produced more than a dozen novels for young adults. Their subject matter reveals a particular interest in mountain children who have both physical and mental problems. The Cleavers were three times nominated for the National Book Award, and their novels made multiple appearances on the American Library Associations list of "Notable Books." Settings often mirror the Cleavers' place of residence.
Bibliography	*BOOKS BY*
1967	Ellen Grae. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1967.
1968	Lady Ellen Grae. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1968.
1969	Where the Lillies Bloom. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1969.
1970	Grover. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1970.
	The Mimosa Tree. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1970.
1971	The Mock Revolt. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1971.
	I Would Rather Be a Turnip. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1971.
1972	Delpha Green & Company. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1972.
1973	Me Too. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1973.
	The Whys and Wherefores of Littabelle Lee. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
1975	Dust of the Earth. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.
1977	Trial Valley. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1977.
1978	Queen of Hearts. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1978.
1979	A Little Destiny. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1979.
1981	The Kissimmee Kid. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1981.
1983	Hazel Rye. New York: Lippincott, 1983.
1984	Sugar Blue. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1984.
1985	Sweetly Sings the Donkey. New York: Lippincott, 1985.
1987	Moon Lake Angel. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1987.
1988	Belle Pruitt. New York: Lippincott, 1988.