Ramona the Pest (1968) (edit title/settings)

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• Ramona Geraldine Quimby: Ramona is the main character. She's just starting kindergarten in this book.
• Howie: Ramona's best friend.
• Beatrice 'Beezus' Quimby: Ramona's sister (Beatrice).
• Henry Huggins: Beezus' friend.
• Miss Binney: Ramona's teacher.
• Susan: A schoolmate of Ramona's who thinks she's a little bit better than everyone else. Ramona admires her reddish-brown "boing boing" springy curls of hair.
• Mush Pot Davy: Another schoolmate of Ramona's. Ramona likes him so much, she runs after him, screaming she's going to kiss him.
• Mrs.Kemp: Howie's mother.
• Ribsy: Henry Huggins' dog.
• Mrs.Quimby: Ramona and Beezus's mother.
• Willa Jean: Howie's younger sister.
• Mary Jane: Beezus' friend.
• A. Ramona: Ramona is the main character in this book. Ramona is very happy, excited and quirky. In this book, Ramona starts kindergarten, and things get off to a very interesting start...
• Ramona Quimby: Ramona is going into Kindergarten in the story, and has trouble understanding that words have multiple meanings. Throughout the story she ends up learning words that she didnt know before.
• Mrs. Wilcox: Ramona's substitute teacher.
• Mother Goose: Add a description of this character.
• Miss Mullen
• Yah
• Eric J.
• Joey
• Ramona Henry
• Mr. Quimby
• Mrs. Wisser
• Mike Mulligan
• Eric Ryan
• Santa Claus

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• “"Miss Binney, I want to know- how did Mike Mulligan go to the bathroom when he was digging the basement of the town hall?"”

  Ramona Quimby

• “"I'M THE BADDEST WITCH IN THE WORLD!"”

  Ramona Quimby

• “"Silly. Everyone knows what a dawnzer is....It's a lamp. It gives a lee light."”

  Ramona Quimby

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• “Oh.” Ramona was so disappointed she had nothing to say. Words were so puzzling. Present should mean a present just as attack should mean to stick tacks in people.

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• Great big noisy fusses were often necessary when a girl was the youngest member of the family and the youngest person on her block.

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• it’s all right,” said Howie without enthusiasm. “They don’t have any dirt to dig in or tricycles to ride.”

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• Ramona, who enjoyed being her mother’s baby, did not enjoy being called her mother’s baby, especially in front of Howie.

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• got back to the empty space in the circle, he had to go into the center of the circle,

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• “And look both ways before you cross the street.” “Yes, Mama.” Mrs. Quimby kissed Ramona good-by. “And be sure to close the door behind you when you leave.” “Yes, Mama,” was Ramona’s tolerant answer. She could not see why her mother was anxious.

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• Now Ramona’s turn would soon come. She planned to stay awake and trap the tooth fairy to make sure it really was her father.

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• Ramona’s heart was filled with love for her teacher. Miss Binney was not like most grown-ups. Miss Binney understood.

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• Beezus and Ramona Ramona the Pest

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• bathroom the very first thing. Ramona could see there were some things she was not going to learn in school, and along with the rest of the class she stared reproachfully

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Glenwood School: Glenwood School is where Ramona starts her first year of kindergarten.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Beezus and Ramona, and followed by Ramona the Brave.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Beverly Cleary (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Louis Darling (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: 68-12981
• Dewey: Add the Dewey Classification.

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