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Loading... Ramona the Pest (1968)by Beverly Cleary
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Ramona Quimby is thrilled to be starting kindergarten. She likes a little boy named Davy so much she wants to kiss him, and she loves Susan's beautiful curls so much she wants to pull them to see them boing. Her teacher even promises her a present just for sitting still! So how does Ramona get in trouble? Well, anyone who knows Ramona knows that she is never a pest on purpose. Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She's finally old enough to do it too! Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate's boingy curls during recess. Even worse, her crush rejects her in front of everyone. Beezus says Ramona needs to quit being a pest, but how can she stop if she never was trying to be one in the first place? Cleary seems to have some great insight into the mind of a child; though it's been a long time since I was Ramona's age in this book, I can definitely remember having some of the same thoughts and feelings she has here. Her ups and downs are so realistic and make me wish her parents would see her more, while knowing that they're normal and understanding why they're not always fully aware of what's going on with her. The very end of the book, the culmination of Ramona's trouble at school and her love of making cats with her Qs, made me so happy! I liked the first book in the series, but this one definitely tops it! no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesRamona Quimby (2) Is contained inThe Complete 8-Book Ramona Collection: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Ramona Forever, Ramona the Brave, Ramona the Pest, Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary The World of Beverly Cleary Collection - 15 Book Ultimate Boxed Set! Ramona and More! (Beverly Cleary) by Beverly Cleary Ramona and her Mother / Ramona Forever / Ramona Quimby, Age 8 / Ramona the Brave / Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary Ramona Quimby, America's Favorite 5 Box Set: Ramona and Her Mother; Ramona and Her Father; Ramona the Pest; Ramona Forever; Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary 8 book Ramona set: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona the Pest, Ramona the Brave, Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother, Ramona Quimby Age 8, Ramona Forever, Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary Has as a teacher's guideAwardsNotable Lists
Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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