Ramona Quimby, Age 8
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8

by Beverly Cleary

1981•Comedy•190 pages

Taste attributes: comedyfamilywholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA light, simple comic novel: small-scale and good-natured. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) is a novel by Beverly Cleary in the Ramona series. Ramona Quimby is in the third grade, now at a new school, and making some new friends. With Beezus in Jr. 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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyFamilyComing of ageComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Humorous StoriesFamilySiblingsClassicsNewberyNewbery HonorChildrenChildren's

Details

Author
Beverly Cleary
Published
1981
Pages
190
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