Ramona and Her Father
by Beverly Cleary
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Ramona just wants everyone to be happy. If only her father would smile and joke again, her mother would look less worried, her sister would be cheerful, and Picky-picky would eat his cat food. But Ramona's father has lost his job, and nobody in the Quimby household is in a very good mood.
Ramona tries to cheer up the family as only Ramona can--by rehearsing for life as rich and famous star of television commercials, for instance--but her best efforts only make things worse. Her sister, Beezus, calls her a pest, her parents lose patience with her, and her teacher claims she's forgotten her manners. But when her father admits he wouldn't trade her for a million dollars, Ramona knows everything is going to work out fine in the end.
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Fathers, Growing Up, Elementary School, Father-daughter relationship, Nonsexist children's literature, Newbery honor book, juvenile works, Family, Family problems, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Problem families, Family life, Fathers and daughters, Families, Ramona Quimby (Fictitious character), Dysfunctional families, Newbery Honor, Children's fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Family life, fiction, Quimby, ramona (fictitious character), fiction, Large type books, Unemployed, Amerikaanse fiksie, Vertalings in Frans, Amerikaans Kinderlektuur, Chômage, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Famille, Romans, Siblings, Humorous Stories, Newbery Medal, award:Newbery_award, lexile:840, lexile_range:801-900, age:min:8, age:max:12, grade:min:2, grade:max:7People
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Ramona and Her Father
2017, Harper
paperback
in English
- 2013 Reillustrated Edition
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Ramona and Her Father
2006, Scholastic
Paperback
in English
- 1st Scholastic printing
0439148065 9780439148061
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Ramona and Her Father
2000, Oxford University Press
Paperback
in English
- printing (2)
0192751034 9780192751034
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Ramona and Her Father
1999?, Scholastic Inc.
Paperback
in English
- School market edition; First Scholastic Printing
0439148065 9780439148061
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Ramona and Her Father
1998-10, Scholastic, Inc.
Paperback
in English
- 1st Scholastic printing, School Market edition
0439148065 9780439148061
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Ramona y su padre
1992-05, Espasa-Calpe, S.A.
School & Library Binding
in Spanish
- Cuarta edicion
083357308X 9780833573087
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Ramona and Her Father
1990-05, Avon Camelot
Paperback
in English
- 1st Avon Camelot printing (1)
0380709163 9780380709168
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Ramona et son père
1980-07-20, Editions de l'Amitié Rageot
Hardcover
in French
2700201779 9782700201772
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Ramona and Her Father
1979-08, Yearling
paperback
in English
- 21st printing, Book Club Edition, New Dell Edition
0440772499
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""Ye-e-ep!" sang Ramona Quimby one warm September afternoon, as she knelt on a chair at the kitchen table to make out her Christmas list."
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Lately Ramona had the terrible feeling that she was the only happy member of the Quimby family. Since her father lost his job, he seemed too worried to love her anymore. Ramona's mother and big sister Beezus had become awfully busy and and grouchy. Even Picky-picky, the family cat, was grumpy. He didn't like her new cheaper food and had eaten the Quimby's Halloween jack-o'-lantern instead.
Ramona tried everything she could to make things better. With Beezus's help she launched a campaign to stop her father from smoking so much, but he didn't seem to appreciate it. Ramona also tried to act adorable, like kids in TV commercials. Mr. Quimby said the boy who sang the Whopperburger jingle made a million dollars year! Ramona wanted to make a million dollars, too, because then her father would surely be fun again.
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