Cleary, Beverly. 1981. Ramona Quimby, Age 8.Ramona Quimby is eight years old and starting third grade. While in former years, Ramona was a pest--though she'd deny it to her dying day--she has in recent years began maturing, began becoming more thoughtful and responsible. That doesn't mean she doesn't slip up now and then, but it does mean she tries--really tries--to be a good girl. Ramona Quimby Age 8 is one of my favorites in the series. (Probably in the top three. Beezus and Ramona and Ramona the Pest being the top two though not necessarily in that order) Highlights in this one include Ramona taking a raw egg to school--thinking it's hard boiled of course--and throwing up her oatmeal in front of her entire class. It also includes the rather humorous adventures of Beezus and Ramona in the kitchen cooking dinner for their parents! The Quimbys are definitely quite good sports in eating "cornbread" made from cream of wheat and banana yogurt!
I love Ramona. And I love her family. The Quimbys are far from perfect, but they're so loving that you just gotta love them!
© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
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I've always been fond of Ramona. This was the first book I read about her, and I think I got it for my eighth birthday, if I remember right.
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