Ramona reading order

A plan for the whole series

8 volumes, 1,498 pages, about 25 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 5 weeks.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 3, “Ramona the Brave” (by 45%).

Stages

2 stages, with 1 short book from outside the series between them. You finish around December 9, 2026, 4 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 21, 2026

   • 1. Beezus and Ramona1955 · 159 pages · 3 h
   • 2. Ramona the Pest1968 · 192 pages · 4 h
   • 3. Ramona the Brave1975 · 189 pages · 3 h
   • 4. Ramona and Her Father1977 · 186 pages · 3 h
   • 5. Ramona and Her Mother1979 · 208 pages · 4 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 25, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 210 h14 daysby December 9, 2026

   • 6. Ramona Quimby, Age 81981 · 190 pages · 3 h
   • 7. Ramona Forever1984 · 182 pages · 3 h
   • 8. Ramona's World1999 · 192 pages · 4 h
4. The end of the series

   December 9, 2026

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.1 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: Beezus and Ramona (7.9, 156 ratings). Weakest: Ramona the Pest (7.8). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 2 and 3: 45%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.9) scores close to the series average or above it.