#115 in Children’s books
Ramona the Brave
- 189
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Ramona the Brave” is an honest children’s novel that takes a young girl’s strong feelings entirely seriously. The third book about Ramona Quimby follows her and her classmates into first grade, with plenty of family life at home. Some adults who reread it find its emotions as sharp as ever. At under two hundred pages, it works well read aloud or as an early chapter book for a confident young reader.
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About the book
Ramona the Brave is a 1975 children's novel written by American author Beverly Cleary. It is the third book in the Ramona series, following Ramona the Pest (1968). The story follows Ramona Quimby and her classmates going into first grade. Ramona the Brave was first published in 1975 with illustrations by Alan Tiegreen, succeeding the late Louis Darling.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 64 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% 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 | 8.0 | 10 | 16% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 54 | 84% |
Frequently asked
What age is Ramona the Brave for?
Ramona the Brave 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 189 pages — shorter than 56% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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