The Complete 8-Book Ramona Collection: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona the Pest, Ramona the Brave, Ramona and Her Father, Ramona and Her Mother, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Ramona Forever, Ramona's World

by Beverly Cleary

“You mustn’t mind her,” whispered Mrs. Quimby. “She’s reached a difficult age.” Ramona thought such an all-purpose excuse for bad behavior would be a handy thing to have. “So have I,” she confided to her mother.