A review by nina_rod
Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary

3.0

I've blown through the Henry Huggins and now the Ramona books with my third grade boy. The seventh book in the Ramona series had Ramona growing into a mature third grader. Gone is the annoying Ramona from the Henry Huggins books and the earlier Ramona books and I did miss her. She has grown more self-reflective and self-controlled and has become quite a good kid. The earlier books had reminded me of my youngest child, who fits the bill of the annoying younger sister. My son and I have taken to calling her Ramona. However, with this book in the series Ramona has matured, that she was more like my third-grade son, who has turned from an annoying boy into a pretty good kid too. I like third grade! This book wasn't as funny as the earlier books that had me cracking up in hysterical laughter, but I did like it just the same.