#107 in Middle grade
Ramona the Pest
- 192
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Ramona the Pest” looks at kindergarten from the child’s side, and is funny and truthful about it. It covers Ramona’s first months at school, including her impatience with how slow everyone else seems, a feeling some readers remember sharing. Others dislike that her tantrums get her what she wants. At under two hundred pages, it is sized for young children and the adults reading with them.
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About the book
Ramona the Pest is a 1968 children's novel by American author Beverly Cleary. It is the second book of the Ramona series, and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's first few months at kindergarten. The book's title is derived from the characterization of Ramona as a "pest" by many, including her older sister Beezus. Ramona the Pest was first published in 1968 and featured illustrations by Louis Darling. Other artists have since illustrated subsequent editions of Ramona the Pest, including Alan Tiegreen, Tracy Dockray, and Jacqueline Rogers.
Reading order · Ramona
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 117 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 44% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 22 | 19% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 6 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 89 | 76% |
Frequently asked
What age is Ramona the Pest for?
Ramona the Pest 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 192 pages — shorter than 55% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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