num_pages: 192
description: From the first day of third grade, when Ramona Quimby meets her eventual nemesis Yard Ape, life moves on at its usual wild pace--usual for the boisterous Ramona, that is. Soon she is accidentally squashing a raw egg into her hair at the school cafeteria, being forced to play Uncle Rat with her annoying young neighbor, and, worst of all, throwing up in her classroom. The responsibilities of an 8-year-old are sometimes daunting, especially in a family that is trying to squeak by while the father goes back to school. But Ramona is full of too much vim and vigor to ever be down for long.  In her second Newbery Honor Book about Ramona (the first was Ramona and Her Father), Beverly Cleary presents another slice of the Quimby family life. Author of more than two dozen children's books, Cleary has a true knack for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart. Empathic, witty, and astute, she has earned many other awards, including the Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw. Alan Tiegreen's clever line drawings have charmed countless readers of Cleary's books over the years, and his style is now inextricably tied to hers. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
language: English
title: Ramona Quimby Age 8
titlecomplete: Ramona Quimby Age 8
characters: Ramona Quimby, Beezus Quimby
genres: Fiction, Juvenile, Kids, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Classics, Humor, Childrens, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 71534
series: Ramona Quimby
awards: awardedAt: 378720000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books, Fiction (Hardcover)
publisher: Yearling