num_pages: 67
description: Ramona Quimby, one of the most loved characters in children's fiction, has now reached third grade. At school, she acquires a new teacher, Mrs. Whaley, who addresses the class as "you guys." At home, she helps the family "squeak by" as her father returns to college to become an art teacher.All the Quimbys have their ups and downs, but none feels them more intensely than Ramona. Her low point is undoubtedly reached the day she throws up in class and Mrs. Whaley instructs the children to hold their noses and file into the hall. But three days later Ramona recovers her verve sufficiently to give a book report in the style of a T.V. commercial, bringing down the house with her final ad-lib line of "I can't believe I read the whole thing!"Writing with humor and compassion, Beverly Cleary continues her chronicle of a child's growth and lovingly reaffirms the durability of the memorable Quimby family. They may not be nice all the time, but they stick together through good times and bad. 
language: English
title: Ramona Quimby
titlecomplete: Ramona Quimby
characters: Ramona Quimby, Beezus Quimby
genres: Fiction, Juvenile, Kids, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Classics, Humor, Childrens, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 71529
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: Dramatic Pub