#97 in Children’s books
Ramona and Her Mother
- 208
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Ramona and Her Mother is a 1979 children's novel by American author Beverly Cleary. It is the fifth book in the Ramona series, following Ramona and Her Father (1977). In the book, seven-year-old Ramona Quimby, her sister Beezus, and their mother Dorothy deal with new challenges at home and at school. The book won the 1981 National Book Award for Children's Books in the paperback category.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 52 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 26% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Children’s books average of 7.9. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 15 | 29% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 37 | 71% |
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What age is Ramona and Her Mother for?
Ramona and Her Mother sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 208 pages — shorter than 51% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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