Alan Tiegreen

Ramona Quimby is eight years old and ready for anything! She's in third grade now, which means riding the school bus all by herself and meeting a new teacher, Mrs. Whaley. Ramona wants to be good and responsible, especially since her family needs her help with her mom working and her dad going back to college. But being eight isn't always easy, and sometimes things don't go exactly as planned. You'll follow Ramona through all sorts of adventures, from dealing with a pesky boy named Danny at school to trying her best in reading and writing. What happens when she gets sick at school in front of everyone? Will she find a bright side to even the trickiest days, like rainy Sundays or book reports? Dive into Ramona's world, where there's never a dull moment and a good laugh is always just around the corner, even when life gets a little messy.

Ramona is back! New and old friends alike will rejoice in Beverly Cleary's latest book about spunky Ramona and the whole Quimby family.

From the minute that Howie Kemp's "rich" Uncle Hobart arrives from Saudi Arabia, things are off to a rousing start. There are new beginnings and discoveries and two very special surprises -- one surprise is big and one is very little.

It's a time of change for all the Quimbys; a time of new joys and little sadnesses, too. There are new worries -- Mr Quimby is worried about finding a teaching job, Ramona is worried they may have to move if he does, and Beezus is worried about her teenage complexion.

And through it all Ramona, a grown up third-grader, remains a sometimes pesty, sometimes brave, sometimes blunderful, but always wonderful Ramona -- forever!

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Ramona is back! New and old friends alike will rejoice in Beverly Cleary's latest book about spunky Ramona and the whole Quimby family. From the minute that Howie Kemp's "rich" Uncle Hobart arrives from Saudi Arabia, things are off to a rousing start. There are new beginnings and discoveries and two very special surprises -- one surprise is big and one is very little. It's a time of change for all the Quimbys; a time of new joys and little sadnesses, too. There are new worries -- Mr Quimby is worried about finding a teaching job, Ramona is worried they may have to move if he does, and Beezus is worried about her teenage complexion. And through it all Ramona, a grown up third-grader, remains a sometimes pesty, sometimes brave, sometimes blunderful, but always wonderful Ramona -- forever!

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What's going to happen next at the Quimby house? Things are changing quickly for Ramona, who finds that being a grown-up third-grader is hard work. Nothing is the way it used to be. Mr. Quimby worries about finding a teaching job, while Ramona worries about where they'll move if he does. Then Ramona's Aunt Bea says she's getting married in two weeks. This is Ramona's big chance to be a bridesmaid, but can they plan a wedding in such a short amount of time? What will happen next? One surprise seems to follow another. But what will Ramona say about the biggest surprise of all--one that will change her life forever? --back cover