Ramona the Pest
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1968 · Est. 3.5 hour read

Ramona the Pest

By Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator)

Book #2 in the Ramona Quimby series

A young girl navigates the challenges of kindergarten and learns valuable lessons about friendship and growing up.

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240 pages· 26,481 words· Est. 3.5 hour read
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Ramona Quimby eagerly starts kindergarten, ready to join the big kids. But when her playful antics land her in trouble, and her crush publicly rejects her, Ramona faces unexpected challenges. Can she navigate the ups and downs of school life without losing her unique spirit? Join Ramona in a journey filled with laughter, mishaps, and the quest to understand what it means to be herself.

From the publisher

Ramona is off to kindergarten, and it’s the greatest day of her life. So why is she sitting on the bench while the rest of the students play the game gray duck? Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby!

At a glance
Format
Pages
240
Words
26,481
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
850L
Themes & topics
Books about teachersBooks about coming of ageBooks about girls and womenBooks about childhoodBooks about growing up
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~T
AR points
4
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
492
Publication
Published
March 17, 2020
First published
January 1, 1968
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780688217211

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