Bibliograph

Ramona Quimby, age 8, Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Tracy Dockray

Type

Label

Ramona Quimby, age 8, Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Tracy Dockray

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Ramona Quimby, age 8

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

234315716

Responsibility statement

Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Tracy Dockray

Summary

The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade. 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!"

Target audience

juvenile

Classification