Title: Ramona and Her Father
First published: 1977
Description: Lately Ramona had the terrible feeling that she was the only happy member of the Quimby family. Since her father lost his job, he seemed too worried to love her anymore. Ramona's mother and big sister Beezus had become awfully busy and and grouchy. Even Picky-picky, the family cat, was grumpy. He didn't like her new cheaper food and had eaten the Quimby's Halloween jack-o'-lantern instead.

Ramona tried everything she could to make things better. With Beezus's help she launched a campaign to stop her father from smoking so much, but he didn't seem to appreciate it. Ramona also tried to act adorable, like kids in TV commercials. Mr. Quimby said the boy who sang the Whopperburger jingle made a million dollars year! Ramona wanted to make a million dollars, too, because then her father would surely be fun again.


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Also included in:

 - [The Trouble with Ramona and Beezus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17377136W)
Subjects: Fathers, Growing Up, Elementary School, Father-daughter relationship, Nonsexist children's literature, Newbery honor book, juvenile works, Family, Family problems, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Problem families, Family life, Fathers and daughters, Families, Ramona Quimby (Fictitious character), Dysfunctional families, Newbery Honor, Children's fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Family life, fiction, Quimby, ramona (fictitious character), fiction, Large type books, Unemployed, Amerikaanse fiksie, Vertalings in Frans, Amerikaans Kinderlektuur, Chômage, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Famille, Romans, Siblings, Humorous Stories, Newbery Medal, award:Newbery_award, lexile:840, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:8, age:max:12, grade:min:2, grade:max:7
Places: Glenwood School
People: Ramona Quimby, Beatrice Quimby, Robert Quimby, dorothy Quimby, Virgin Mary, Howard Kemp, David, Picky Picky, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Russo, Willa Jean, Mrs. Kemp, Mrs. Swink, Margarine Boy