Ramona (Ages 8+): vol. 6

Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Plot

The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade.

In this book Ramona Quimby is learning to take responsibility for herself. She is in the third grade at a new school, and making some new friends, like "Yard Ape", who rides her bus and sits behind her in class. Her family is counting on her to manage at school by herself and get along with Willa Jean after school every day. The fact that she handles everything so well shows that Ramona is maturing.

This installment was a Newbery Honor book.