Ramona's job is to be nice to fussy Mrs. Kemp, who watches her while her mother works. If Mrs. Quimby didn't work, Mr. Quimby couldn't return to college. On top of all that, third grade isn't turning out as Ramona expected, even though she enjoys her class's new reading program, D.E.A.R. Danny... read more
I chose to include Ramona Quimby on my shelf because it was one of my favorite books when I was growing up. Ramona is a rambunctious 8 year old that always seems to be getting into some sort of trouble, whether it be at home or school. Ramona is a great read, especially for girls that around... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
“"You have to be the dog."”Willa Jean
Ramona Quimby hoped her parents would forget to give her a little talking-to. She did not want anything to spoil this exciting day.Highlighted by 22 Kindle customers
Then Mrs. Whaley said, “I hear my little show-off came in with egg in her hair.” She laughed and added, “What a nuisance.”Highlighted by 16 Kindle customers
uniform she wore in the doctor’s office where she worked as a receptionist.Highlighted by 15 Kindle customers
accuracy from everyone, even herself. All summer, whenever a grown-up asked what grade she was in, she felt as if she were fibbing when she answered, “third,” because she had not actually started the third grade. Still, she could not say she was in the second grade since she had finished that grade last June. Grown-ups did not understand that summers were free from grades.Highlighted by 13 Kindle customers
“Yard apes!” yelled Ramona, her name for the sort of boys who always got the best balls, who were always first on the playground, and who chased their soccer balls through other people’s hopscotch games.Highlighted by 12 Kindle customers
Howie Kemp’s house, where her parents paid Howie’s grandmother to look after her until one of them could come for her.Highlighted by 12 Kindle customers
Ramona often felt as if teachers were thinking, I wonder why Ramona Quimby isn’t more like her big sister.Highlighted by 11 Kindle customers
Superfoot was a name she had given herself. That made all the difference. She had won.Highlighted by 11 Kindle customers
dismal thought, being extra good, but it was better than allowing their parents to punish them. Ramona went to her own room, where she curled up on her bed with a book. She wished something nice would happen to her mother and father, something that would help them forget the scene at the dinner table. SheHighlighted by 11 Kindle customers
With all four members of the family leaving atHighlighted by 10 Kindle customers
Chapter 1. The First Day of School
Chapter 2. At Howie's House
Chapter 3. The Hard-Boiled Egg Fad
Chapter 4. The Quimbys' Quarrel
Chapter 5. The Extra-good Sunday
Chapter 6. Supernuisance
Chapter 7. The Patient
Chapter 8. Ramona's Book Report
Chapter 9. Rainy Sunday
Preceded by Ramona and Her Mother, and followed by Ramona Forever.
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