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    <body><![CDATA[Layla,<br/>Now that I am on page 92 I definitely feel differently about the book and the way the characters act.  Ramona is starting to control her words and emotions better.  I feel that way because in the story when the mom hit the dad with a pan because she was mad at him Ramona almost did somet...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72271746">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a cute book, but I find that by the time you are old enough to understand it and follow it, you are probably to old to find the pleasure and humor intended by it.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[At 7 and a half, with working parents and a sister at &quot;a difficult age,&quot; Ramona Quimby tries hard to do her part to keep family peace. Usually, however, she ends up behind every uproarious incident in the house. Whether she's dying herself blue, watching while her young neighbor flings Kleenex around the house, or wearing her soft new pajamas to school one day (under her clothes, of course), Ramona's life is never dull. Through it all, she is struggling for a place in her mother's heart, worried that she might be unlovable. Not a chance. Ramona Quimby is nothing if not lovable.<p>  Beverly Cleary's gift for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart is remarkable. Luckily, in addition to being empathic, witty, and astute, Cleary is also prolific. She has created over two dozen children's books, and been presented with many awards, including the Newbery Medal for <em>Dear Mr. Henshaw</em>, as well as the Newbery Honor for <em>Ramona and Her Father</em> and for <em>Ramona Quimby, Age 8</em>. (Ages 8 to 12) <em>--Emilie Coulter</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is purportedly a children's book but some of the themes would only be understood by an adult. It basically discusses the complexities of mother/daughter relationships, nostalgia for earlier and simpler stages of childhood, resolving arguments, and sibling rivalry. There are also some humorous e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77720235">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[At 7 and a half, with working parents and a sister at &quot;a difficult age,&quot; Ramona Quimby tries hard to do her part to keep family peace. Usually, however, she ends up behind every uproarious incident in the house. Whether she's dying herself blue, watching while her young neighbor flings Kleenex around the house, or wearing her soft new pajamas to school one day (under her clothes, of course), Ramona's life is never dull. Through it all, she is struggling for a place in her mother's heart, worried that she might be unlovable. Not a chance. Ramona Quimby is nothing if not lovable.<p>  Beverly Cleary's gift for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart is remarkable. Luckily, in addition to being empathic, witty, and astute, Cleary is also prolific. She has created over two dozen children's books, and been presented with many awards, including the Newbery Medal for <em>Dear Mr. Henshaw</em>, as well as the Newbery Honor for <em>Ramona and Her Father</em> and for <em>Ramona Quimby, Age 8</em>. (Ages 8 to 12) <em>--Emilie Coulter</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I look forward to reading this one to my girls.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[At 7 and a half, with working parents and a sister at &quot;a difficult age,&quot; Ramona Quimby tries hard to do her part to keep family peace. Usually, however, she ends up behind every uproarious incident in the house. Whether she's dying herself blue, watching while her young neighbor flings Kleenex around the house, or wearing her soft new pajamas to school one day (under her clothes, of course), Ramona's life is never dull. Through it all, she is struggling for a place in her mother's heart, worried that she might be unlovable. Not a chance. Ramona Quimby is nothing if not lovable.<p>  Beverly Cleary's gift for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart is remarkable. Luckily, in addition to being empathic, witty, and astute, Cleary is also prolific. She has created over two dozen children's books, and been presented with many awards, including the Newbery Medal for <em>Dear Mr. Henshaw</em>, as well as the Newbery Honor for <em>Ramona and Her Father</em> and for <em>Ramona Quimby, Age 8</em>. (Ages 8 to 12) <em>--Emilie Coulter</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book made me cry when I read it, for some inexplicable reason. Perhaps because I knew just how Ramona felt about her mother. I was jealous of my sister too, although she was younger than me by 8, and I was always looking for my mother's acceptance. I turned into a real idiot, actually, after my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62194148">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[At 7 and a half, with working parents and a sister at &quot;a difficult age,&quot; Ramona Quimby tries hard to do her part to keep family peace. Usually, however, she ends up behind every uproarious incident in the house. Whether she's dying herself blue, watching while her young neighbor flings Kleenex around the house, or wearing her soft new pajamas to school one day (under her clothes, of course), Ramona's life is never dull. Through it all, she is struggling for a place in her mother's heart, worried that she might be unlovable. Not a chance. Ramona Quimby is nothing if not lovable.<p>  Beverly Cleary's gift for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart is remarkable. Luckily, in addition to being empathic, witty, and astute, Cleary is also prolific. She has created over two dozen children's books, and been presented with many awards, including the Newbery Medal for <em>Dear Mr. Henshaw</em>, as well as the Newbery Honor for <em>Ramona and Her Father</em> and for <em>Ramona Quimby, Age 8</em>. (Ages 8 to 12) <em>--Emilie Coulter</em></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[i really don't remember this book as well as i remember <u>ramona &amp; her father</u>. it's obvious that i am playing favorites. but i know this book is really good--it just doesn't have as many stand-out moments as the other, for me personally. i think there is a part in this book where ramona is given the r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34973786">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Totally different perspective reading this book since becoming a mother--I got all teary in the sweet moments Ramona has with her Mom. Also, it reminded me that being a kid can be hard. I'm going to be reading a few more Ramona books, it has been fun to revisit books that are ingrained in my childho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53684103">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember reading this book and feeling so bad for Ramona. I was an only child, though, and could not relate AT ALL. But that didn't stop me from devouring it and reading it over and over. Pajamas still are the best ever, and it really is fun to pull tissues out of the box.]]></body>
    
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