Ramona Quimby, Age 8

No cover — Beverly Cleary: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Hardcover, Morrow Junnior Books)

library binding, 190 pages

English language

Published by Morrow Junnior Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-688-00478-1
OCLC Number:: 1035686537

(1 review)

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 …

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.

--front flap

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Daryl Wor reviewed Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary (Ramona Quimby, #6)

Tons of fun in the series

5 stars

That was a packed book, a lot of changes for the Quimby family and the fun the parents had was pretty great, just dealing with aging in silly ways. Aw, man... that chapter six! What a wipe out, but then again that is a good thing to have in kids books because it really hits home. We had so many stories like that from whatever perspective as kids, seriously. (Yack stories.) Plus the principal "pal" thing was hilarious.

And the commercials! It could be classic on one had but very dated on another. We had to look up the "I can't believe I ate the whole thing," commercial for Alka-Seltzer, and the Wells Fargo stage coach one, not sure about the others, but you'd think there would be a video playlist somewhere with all the TV commercial references from this book.

Oh and the Purina cat chow one with that …

That was a packed book, a lot of changes for the Quimby family and the fun the parents had was pretty great, just dealing with aging in silly ways. Aw, man... that chapter six! What a wipe out, but then again that is a good thing to have in kids books because it really hits home. We had so many stories like that from whatever perspective as kids, seriously. (Yack stories.) Plus the principal "pal" thing was hilarious.

And the commercials! It could be classic on one had but very dated on another. We had to look up the "I can't believe I ate the whole thing," commercial for Alka-Seltzer, and the Wells Fargo stage coach one, not sure about the others, but you'd think there would be a video playlist somewhere with all the TV commercial references from this book.

Oh and the Purina cat chow one with that lady who was in those Benji movies, the housekeeper lady! That took me back to remembering a time not everyone on TV had to be svelte, it wasn't a prerequisite or whatever.

Anyway, hoping to start the next book soon!

Subjects

Family life -- Fiction
Schools -- Fiction