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Ramona the Brave (Ramona Quimby #3)
In this touching and funny story, the ebullient Ramona, feeling brave and grown-up, enters first grade. Quickly she finds that her new teacher, Mrs. Griggs, appears perplexed by pupils who like to be different. Since Ramona cannot help being different, clearly the two are incompatible.Nevertheless, Ramona can be counted on to keep things lively. Enraged when Susan copies h...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
March 1st 1975
by HarperCollins
(first published 1975)
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I recall loving the Ramona books as a child (I think I was about 9 when I read them), but I really appreciated re-reading this one as an adult and as the mother of a child of my own. Beverly Cleary knows how to climb inside the head of a six-year-old girl, a six-year-old girl that in many way resembles my own six-year-old girl. Reading Ramona the Brave reminded me for a moment of what it’s like to be a child, of how dramatic little things seem, of how little adults seem to understand and appreci...more
Dec 04, 2007
Maryam Shin
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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داستان-کودک-و-نوجوان
سری 8 جلدی کتابهای رامونا رو به پیشنهاد و برای همراهی و تشویق خواهرزادهی 10 سالهام که تازه شروع به مطالعه کرده است خوندم.
خیلی خیلی از خوندنشون لذت بردم. کتابها با اینکه در غالب داستان برای بچهها نوشته شده بود ولی در اصل روانشناسی کودک بود. بعد از خوندن این سری کتابها دیدم نسبت به دنیای بچهها و کارهایی که میکنند عوض شد. فکر میکنم از بعد از اون روابطم هم با بچهها بهتر شده. از سری کتابهایی هستند که حتما باز هم میخونمشون.
خیلی خیلی از خوندنشون لذت بردم. کتابها با اینکه در غالب داستان برای بچهها نوشته شده بود ولی در اصل روانشناسی کودک بود. بعد از خوندن این سری کتابها دیدم نسبت به دنیای بچهها و کارهایی که میکنند عوض شد. فکر میکنم از بعد از اون روابطم هم با بچهها بهتر شده. از سری کتابهایی هستند که حتما باز هم میخونمشون.
Mar 01, 2013
Kirei
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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older-kids,
younger-kids
Beverly Cleary really knows the way kids think. She nails it on the head.
The million dollar question is: Did Susan really copy or was it just some sort of freaky coincidence? I often wondered this when I was a kid, but now rereading it I think Cleary implies that Susan probably did copy.
As a kid, I thought that Ramona must have grown up in an extremely tame household if she did not know any truly bad words. Still, it was pretty funny.
On another note, I think this book is where Cleary breaks away...more
The million dollar question is: Did Susan really copy or was it just some sort of freaky coincidence? I often wondered this when I was a kid, but now rereading it I think Cleary implies that Susan probably did copy.
As a kid, I thought that Ramona must have grown up in an extremely tame household if she did not know any truly bad words. Still, it was pretty funny.
On another note, I think this book is where Cleary breaks away...more
Up until now, we've been reading Ramona books illustrated by Tracy Dockray. I really like her drawings because they do such a great job of conveying the emotions of each character - from elation to concern to anger. Illustrations definitely add to the story, helping Isabelle to put a greater context around the words being read.
Since we're going through the series by borrowing books from the library, we read whatever editions are available. With this book, for the first time, we encountered a dif...more
Since we're going through the series by borrowing books from the library, we read whatever editions are available. With this book, for the first time, we encountered a dif...more
This book was about this girl named Ramona was in the Quimbys ,with her mom,dad,and her sister Beezus. This all started when Ramona was getting a new room for 6 months and her mom said that the work man was coming soon,when they came Ramona was exited.When her room was finished Ramona was waiting for the night to come and ready to get into bed but she was too afraid to sleep alone. Ramona the brave and Ramona Quimby age 8 both have people that don't like each other ecxept in Ramona the brave it...more
I think this book is a wonderful addition to the series of the stories of Ramona Quimby. I love the relatable themes the author has put into this story such as a mother and father's work schedules in the perspective of a child, or peer pressure to impress other people around you. All of the topics in this book can be related to a child of our current times, which makes it a wonderful, fun, engaging book to read in a classroom. I would highly recommend a classroom of students following along as t...more
I read this book aloud to my daughters.
In the third book of the Ramona Quimby series, Ramona has entered first grade. She realizes that it is much different than kindergarten, and she finds it a little bit frightening and misses her kindergarten teacher, Miss Binney.
Although initially excited at having her very own bedroom, Ramona finds that her room can be a scary place at night. I had to laugh as I remembered doing the exact same thing when I was a child: Standing in the doorway and turning of...more
In the third book of the Ramona Quimby series, Ramona has entered first grade. She realizes that it is much different than kindergarten, and she finds it a little bit frightening and misses her kindergarten teacher, Miss Binney.
Although initially excited at having her very own bedroom, Ramona finds that her room can be a scary place at night. I had to laugh as I remembered doing the exact same thing when I was a child: Standing in the doorway and turning of...more
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Mar 28, 2010
Mandy
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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kids-books,
read-in-2010
I remember my mother reading books about Ramona Q to my brothers and I as we grew up, but I do not remember if she read this particular book to us or not. I recently got several of Cleary's book about Ramona to read to my own three children...and quite honestly, I was disappointed.
While Ramona is a lovable character and is easy for young children - especially first graders - to relate to, I was unable to read any of the 9 chapters straight through. There are mentions of ghosts, being scared of...more
While Ramona is a lovable character and is easy for young children - especially first graders - to relate to, I was unable to read any of the 9 chapters straight through. There are mentions of ghosts, being scared of...more
Beverly Cleary has a real gift. Although her books span a period of decades, they all read as though they were written today. There's a few odd details in some of them, but mostly they rely on good storytelling and... well, very real-seeming children.
This is the story of Ramona's first grade year. Her struggles sound authentically, well, first grade. She has to deal with a copycat neighbor... and then she has to deal with the fallout of acting without thinking. She doesn't think her teacher LIKE...more
This is the story of Ramona's first grade year. Her struggles sound authentically, well, first grade. She has to deal with a copycat neighbor... and then she has to deal with the fallout of acting without thinking. She doesn't think her teacher LIKE...more
Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary
Why am I reviewing a children’s book written in 1975, you may ask? Because this was the book with which Beverly Cleary stole my soul. I WAS Ramona the Brave back in grade school.
Just like Ramona, I remember staring at myself in the mirror, mousy brown hair, teary brown eyes, thinking nobody understood me. But then I read this book and I knew- someone did understand me. Beverly Cleary knew how infuriating it was that the blond Susies of the world received undeser...more
Why am I reviewing a children’s book written in 1975, you may ask? Because this was the book with which Beverly Cleary stole my soul. I WAS Ramona the Brave back in grade school.
Just like Ramona, I remember staring at myself in the mirror, mousy brown hair, teary brown eyes, thinking nobody understood me. But then I read this book and I knew- someone did understand me. Beverly Cleary knew how infuriating it was that the blond Susies of the world received undeser...more
My five year old and I just finished Ramona the Brave. This time, Ramona's in first grade. She has said farewell to the beloved Miss Binney, who understood her and now has Mrs. Griggs as her first grade teacher. Mrs. Griggs is a no nonsense teacher. Does she have patience for Ramona and her antics?
As a grown up, there were some laugh out loud moments in Ramona the Brave. I love the scene where Ramona, in a spunky mood, finds herself confronted with a big dog on her way to school. Ramona tosses h...more
As a grown up, there were some laugh out loud moments in Ramona the Brave. I love the scene where Ramona, in a spunky mood, finds herself confronted with a big dog on her way to school. Ramona tosses h...more
I wanted light reading for the plane ride on Thanksgiving!
I forgot how fantastically on the mark Cleary was about the intensity of childhood emotions when you are on the wrong side of a situation and clearly no one understands, and discounts you because of situational and surface factors (like age), and social standing. The outsider sentiment speaks strongly to my own childhood experiences in my difficulty making friends when you are strange and imaginative, especially compared to the people aro...more
I forgot how fantastically on the mark Cleary was about the intensity of childhood emotions when you are on the wrong side of a situation and clearly no one understands, and discounts you because of situational and surface factors (like age), and social standing. The outsider sentiment speaks strongly to my own childhood experiences in my difficulty making friends when you are strange and imaginative, especially compared to the people aro...more
If I had to pick a favorite Ramona book, this one might be it. I remember going through some of the same things when I started first grade. It's hard when you liked Kindergarten and then everything is so different when you get to elementary school. Ramona experiences all kinds of typical (although they don't seem typical when you are a kid. It seems like you are the only one with these problems!)childhood issues including dealing with a copycat, feeling ignored and disliked by your teacher (reme...more
Ramona the Brave is a great book about a girl going through the first grade and dealing with all of the scary things that comes with first grade. Like the walk to school, the bullies in her classroom, even sleeping in the dark at night. This book is a great tool to use in the classroom to help kids understand outcomes that could happen during their education. I would recommend this book to any beginner chapter book readers, the words and sentences are easy to read and understand and are perfect...more
I just finished reading this to my 4-year-old daughter for the second time (the first time was when she was a newborn so I'm guessing she doesn't remember much of that).
We both really enjoy reading about Ramona's adventures. I loved them as a child and now I'm loving sharing them with my child. Cleary does a great job of introducing the challenging everyday issues children encounter in a respectful, non-patronizing way. The books lead to further discussion between my daughter and myself about wh...more
We both really enjoy reading about Ramona's adventures. I loved them as a child and now I'm loving sharing them with my child. Cleary does a great job of introducing the challenging everyday issues children encounter in a respectful, non-patronizing way. The books lead to further discussion between my daughter and myself about wh...more
I love Beverly Cleary. No wands, no Starstuff, no dragons. Yet she somehow makes the life of an everyday first-grader compelling.
It's been a long time since I've ready her other books, but I read every one I could find when I was a kid, and I liked them all. I'm happy to report that though my tastes have undoubtedly changed, I still like them.
It's been a long time since I've ready her other books, but I read every one I could find when I was a kid, and I liked them all. I'm happy to report that though my tastes have undoubtedly changed, I still like them.
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The main person in the story is Ramona. A determined to be brave, six-year-old Ramona Quimby has to deal with starting the first grade. Her teacher does not understand how hard it is for Ramona to
face her fears. She also doesn't no how hard it is for Ramona to accept the fact that her mother is
starting a new job and she has to grow up. She was brave when she face a big dog that she is scared
of who took her shoe on the way to school, she chased the dog and got her shoe back. At night
she is a af...more
face her fears. She also doesn't no how hard it is for Ramona to accept the fact that her mother is
starting a new job and she has to grow up. She was brave when she face a big dog that she is scared
of who took her shoe on the way to school, she chased the dog and got her shoe back. At night
she is a af...more
In Ramona the Brave Ramona is a very brave first grader. She goes into first grade finding out that her teacher is not exciting at all but just plain old calm. Once in class they were making owls and another kid who got on her nerves so much copied her owl. Ramona was a true artist so every peice of art she made had to be hers and only hers. When someone copies her she is not happy. She takes up Susan's owl and crumples it up and then throughs it into the garbage. Next to prove she is brave and...more
I liked this one a lot. I liked seeing how a first grader might think and be misunderstood, and it's helping me to see things from Erin's point of view. I kinda wish she would've talked to her parents or her teacher about how she felt, rather than keeping it all to herself, because so many problems can be solved by just communication. I can see why a little girl might not want to, out of embarrassment or pride, so it has made me be more proactive is asking the kids what they are feeling. Erin sa...more
I don't think I've ever read Ramona books as a child but I want so badly to read all of the rest of them now. I enjoyed Ramona the Brave so much. I love that Ramona is so misunderstood that she wants to scream and ruin other people's artwork- I feel the same way almost every day. She actually reminds me a lot of my mom for some reason having to do with this, except I've told her this and she thinks she is more like Ramona NOW than she was in the first grade. She was not the brave one, she was a...more
To say I love the Ramona books is an understatement. Years after first reading them (at the age of no more than six or seven), I still read them at least once a year. Because Ramona is a fabulous, real character with hopes and dreams and fears and a temper and creativity, and the determination to be treated with respect. How could you not love Ramona Quimby?
Beverly Cleary writes kids as kids. They scrape their knees. They get into silly arguments. They get frustrated but are also happy and hard...more
Beverly Cleary writes kids as kids. They scrape their knees. They get into silly arguments. They get frustrated but are also happy and hard...more
"Beezus gave her sister a look of disgust. 'Ramona, grow up!'
Ramona lost all patience. 'Can't you see I'm trying?' she yelled at the top of her voice."
I confess, I think I related to and understood Ramona more now, reading as an adult, than when I read her as a child. Ramona wants nothing more than to be grown up and taken seriously. She hates being laughed at and I admit in final scene where all of her frustration and incomprehension spills out into a massive outburst, and is then laughed at......more
Ramona lost all patience. 'Can't you see I'm trying?' she yelled at the top of her voice."
I confess, I think I related to and understood Ramona more now, reading as an adult, than when I read her as a child. Ramona wants nothing more than to be grown up and taken seriously. She hates being laughed at and I admit in final scene where all of her frustration and incomprehension spills out into a massive outburst, and is then laughed at......more
I recommend this book for the kids because it's not too hard to read for kids and it will inspire them to want to seek adventure.
Jan 19, 2009
Carly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
elementary-school,
good-for-youngens
This was not my favorite from Beverly Cleary but it was a good read. Again I read this nearly 10 years ago.
I felt in need of a comfort re-read, and so picked up a Ramona book. I chose this one because of my friends' reviews that implied it was even meatier and more significant than some of the others. It sure was! It was also less subtle. Ramona is really struggling to be understood, and the reader can't miss that theme as she says, for example, "Can't you see I'm trying?"
I'll always prefer the illustration that I grew up with, but these by Tracy Dockray are charming too.
I'll always prefer the illustration that I grew up with, but these by Tracy Dockray are charming too.
Jun 02, 2010
Jennifer Danko
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-lit
Beverly Clearly creates a relatable character for children under the age of ten. Ramona’s eagerness to be different and outgoing personality reaches out to students who do not always fit in. By creating a character that looses track of who they really are, Clearly teaches young children how important being different can be in a world where you are not always understood. Once Ramona realizes who she truly is there is no stopping her. This chapter book is an easy read and great for students lookin...more
This was the first Ramona book I've read since childhood, and it proved I didn't remember much. But before the story had a chance to take me back, the actual book did: the moment it opened the scent of Getting a New Book on Christmas Morning overwhelmed me. I couldn't get enough of that! Scent memories aside, however, I saw myself in Ramona. Beverly Cleary did such a fantastic job of pulling me out of my adult-sized britches and putting me into the Hush Puppies of a 1st grade girl. I love a book...more
This book totally got me over being afraid of the dark.
This is still my favorite book of all time. I cannot stop laughing every time I read it. You are never, ever too old for Ramona. I have read all of the Ramona books, but Ramona the Brave is by far the funniest and most interesting. The Ramona books were the first books I actually didn't mind reading. Beverly Cleary got me interested in reading. I loved to be a part of Ramona's world. Ramona isnpired my somewhat famous "We Are the Melanie's" department-store-mirror routine. The Ramona books are a...more
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Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus"), Henry Huggins, and Ralph S. Mouse.
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