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A review by wickedplutoswickedreading
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
5.0
Some parts of this clearly date the book. However, a lot of it is timeless. Most people have had teachers they were unsure of, classmates who picked on them, embarrased themselves at school, worried about things that are beyond their control or ken (especially as a small child), or felt the unfairness of being a kid when you are bossed around.
What's more, this book, (for such a thin little thing for small children to read), tackles some very big things. Like worrying about divorce or parents losing their jobs or being very aware of money troubles. It takes these big things and makes it....normal. Or normal enough that if you're a kid dealing with that, here's a book where another kid dealt with that. You are not alone.
I don't think I appreciated that as a kid. I most certainly do as an adult.
What's more, this book, (for such a thin little thing for small children to read), tackles some very big things. Like worrying about divorce or parents losing their jobs or being very aware of money troubles. It takes these big things and makes it....normal. Or normal enough that if you're a kid dealing with that, here's a book where another kid dealt with that. You are not alone.
I don't think I appreciated that as a kid. I most certainly do as an adult.