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Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Ramona Quimby seriesbook 6 of 8Next:Ramona Forever(1984) →

Mr. Quimby's going to college, Mrs. Quimby's going to work. Now that Ramona is eight, she can go to a new school with a new teacher and ride the bus all by herself. But after school she has to stay with Grandmother Kemp and be nice to that bratty little Willa Jean until Beezuswho's tempermental enough to ruin anyone's daycomes to take her home. Life isn't as easy for Ramona as it used to be. All the Quimbys have to adjust, and Ramona gets her chance to prove that she's "big enough for her family to depend on."

Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 190 pages

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