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The Clarice Bean series is a set of children's novels written and illustrated by English author Lauren Child. It deals with the eponymous Clarice Bean's difficulties in navigating the complex ethical and social questions children deal with at school and at home. Books from the series have received several awards, including winning the Smarties Prize twice.

Family

Clarice Bean's family there are

Clarice Bean
Minal Cricket
Marcie
Kurt
Dad
Mum

The books do not actually specify how old any of the characters other than Clarice are; only that Minal is the youngest, Kurt is the oldest, Marcie is the second oldest, and Clarice is the third oldest.

Other characters

The People at school are divided into two groups:

The characters in more than one book
The characters in one book

The Characters from more than one book include

Mrs Wilberton
Betty Moody
Robert Granger
Noah
Grace Grapello
Karl Wrenbury

The characters from one book include

Bridget Garnett
Rose
Mr Washington

Betty Moody

Betty Moody is Clarice Bean's devoted best friend. Their catch phrase-‘Don't look now′ is used a lot in the first half of the book- Clarice Bean Don't Look Now. Betty is a big fan of Ruby Redfort, as is Clarice Bean.

Ruby Redfort

An important plot device in the "Ruby Redfort collection," a series of fictional books from which Clarice frequently find inspiration. The series is as follows

There was a Girl called Ruby
Run for it, Ruby
Where in the world are you, Ruby Redfort?
R U 4 Real, Ruby Redfort?
Who will rescue Ruby Redfort?
Ruby Redfort saves the day
Ruby Redfort Rules

These 'books' are written by Patricia F Maplin Stacey, and in one book Betty meets Patricia F Maplin Stacey in Russia and gets a book signed. In another book, Clarice gets to be in a Ruby Redfort movie, starring 'Skyler Summer' as Ruby Redfort.

Book in the series

Clarice Bean, That's Me (1999)
What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? (2001)
Utterly me, Clarice Bean (2002) - longlisted for the 2002 Carnegie Medal.
Clarice Bean Spells Trouble (2004)
Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now (2006)

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 == Book in the series ==
 *Clarice Bean, That's Me (1999)
-*My Uncle Is a Hunkle, Says Clarice Bean (Orchard Books: September 27, 2001)
-*Clarice Bean, Guess Who's Babysitting? (Candlewick: March 1, 2001)
 *What Planet Are You From, Clarice Bean? (2001)
 *Utterly me, Clarice Bean (2002) - longlisted for the 2002 [[Carnegie Medal]].