#92 in Children’s books
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
- 190
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Ramona Quimby, Age 8” is a warm family story that works well read aloud, for a parent and child together. Beverly Cleary follows Ramona into third grade at a new school, with her father back at college and her afternoons spent getting along with Willa Jean. It catches the small pressures of family life when the youngest is expected to cope on her own.
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About the book
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is a 1981 children's novel by American author Beverly Cleary. It is the sixth installment in the Ramona series, following Ramona and Her Mother (1979). In the story, Ramona Quimby is in the third grade, now at a new school, and making some new friends. With Beezus in junior high and Mr. Quimby going back to college, Ramona feels the pressure with everyone counting on her to manage at school by herself and get along with Willa Jean after school every day. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 was named a Newbery Honor book in 1982.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 102 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% 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 | 7.8 | 29 | 28% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 73 | 72% |
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What age is Ramona Quimby, Age 8 for?
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 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 190 pages — shorter than 55% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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