Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Book description
In this edition of the Newbery Honor Book Ramona Quimby, Age 8, the timeless classic features a special foreword written by actress, producer, and author Amy Poehler, as well as an exclusive interview with Beverly Cleary herself.
Ramona likes that she’s old enough to be counted on, but must everything…
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2 authors picked Ramona Quimby, Age 8 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The Ramona books are super sweet without being saccharine. I love that Ramona is different and a little bit difficult, but her family never discourages her from being herself.
This novel features one of my favorite scenes in the entire series when third-grader Ramona tries to get in on a classroom trend by cracking a hard-boiled egg on her forehead. She asks her mom to put an egg in her lunch, and her mother misunderstands and gives her a raw egg instead. The result is funny but also a memorable lesson in what happens when you mindlessly follow the pack.
From Rachelle's list on retro for kids that still hold up.
As a boy growing up, I didn’t read a lot of books with girl leads. After all, they had cooties, and I might get them just reading about girls. However, my Mom convinced me to read this book. It was the first time I laughed out loud reading something.
Ramona is a very mischievous kid but with a big heart. She knows what she’s supposed to do but something usually messes it up…and by “something” I mean her.
From Bob's list on growing up.
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