A review by erinmp
Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary

4.0

Ramona Quimby is back and a little older. Now in second grade, things are going pretty well and even though it's September, she's already preparing her Christmas list. But then her father comes home from work and instead of going out to dinner, Ramona learns that her father has lost his job. Suddenly, the house is not as happy as it as always been. Her mother finds full-time work and her father's tension grows every day. Ramona tries to figure out a way to make a million doallrs, but that only leads to trouble. And then she's dead-set on getting her father to quit smoking. But until her father finds another job, the Quimby household won't be the same.

This is one of the best Ramona books. Ramona grows up a lot in this book, but she still gets into trouble and is very Ramona-like. I adored these books as a kid and they are just as much fun to re-read today.