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Summary: Nothing is fair in the first grade-- a true-to-life story
Review: Boy, Bev knows what she's talking about! This book is very realistic. I remember reading it in 3rd grade a long time ago (the Ramona series were the first chapter books I ever read! ) Reading it and about all the injustices Ramona suffered, I could really identify with her! First grade was not easy for me, I was always in trouble for things I didn't start, and felt so picked on and misunderstood! Poor Ramona, I felt so bad for her and knew exactly how she felt!
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Summary: I'm Going to Say a Bad Word!
Review: Guts! Guts! Guts! Guts!This is easily one of the best Ramona books. It is time for Ramona to start First Grade. Prior to her start she and her sister Beezus, play in the neighborhood park and the bad boys make fun of Beezus's name in a profane way. Then when Ramona starts school all kinds of things don't go her way. Her new teacher, Mrs. Griggs seems not to like her, because she never lets Ramona take attendance or lead the pledge of allegiance. Then she gives another student a passing grade for plagiarizing Ramona's art project. After Ramona destroys the classmates plagiarism, she has to apologize for show and tell. But my favorite part was when Ramona's family laughed at her for saying the word "guts."
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Summary: I'm Going to Say a Bad Word!
Review: Guts! Guts! Guts! Guts! This is easily one of the best Ramona books. It is time for Ramona to start First Grade. Prior to her start she and her sister Beezus, play in the neighborhood park and the bad boys make fun of Beezus's name in a profane way. Then when Ramona starts school all kinds of things don't go her way. Her new teacher, Mrs. Griggs seems not to like her, because she never lets Ramona take attendance or lead the pledge of allegiance. Then she gives another student a passing grade for plagiarizing Ramona's art project. After Ramona destroys the classmates plagiarism, she has to apologize for show and tell. But my favorite part was when Ramona's family laughed at her for saying the word "guts."
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Summary: Its a tough life for first graders
Review: I have saved this book to read to my 6 year old who just started going to first grade. As a grownup I liked the way the author deals with real life problems that even adults are not always sure how to handle.
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Summary: Twenty five years later, Ramona is still entertaining
Review: I remember reading the Ramona series when I was a child. Now, as the mother of two small children, I am falling in love with Ramona the Great all over again. Even though these books are aimed at 8-10 year olds, my kids are only three and six and love them! We picked up the audio version of this book to listen to during our trip across country and my children just laughed. What a great way to spend two plus hours. The characters in this book are timeless. The writing is emotional and sweet and clear. Even adults will find these stories entertaining.
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Summary: good
Review: I think that Ramona the Brave was a really good book.It was funny in some parts of the book.I am nine years old and I think that other nine or ten year olds would really like it!Beverly Cleary has been through alot of books especally Ramona books.Her books are one of the best books that I have ever read !!!!!!!!!
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Summary: A great book with a lot of memories intact
Review: In first grade, our language arts teacher decided to start us off with an ice-breaker the first day. She said she knew how scared we were and maybe some of us weren't scared, we just didn't think it was the same as kindergarten. While everyone waited to see what the ice-breaker was, it turned out to be a Dell Yearling 1985 paperback copy of Bev Cleary's "Ramona the Brave". Here was a child we could sympathize with, along with laugh at when she did her normal six-year-old things that we all did. Our teacher would stop at some points and make little jokes, saying that it was lucky we didn't have Ms. Griggs, Ramona's unsympathetic teacher, as a language arts teacher, instead we had the most sympathetic one of all, herself. We wrote our own sequels to Ramona the Brave and rearranged parts to make it our own book; what we once read "Ramona the Brave", was changed to "Katie the Brave", "Abby the Brave", or "Anastasia the Brave". I was no longer scared of first grade with this book. Thank you, Beverly, for getting rid of a "large" fear, and thanks to Mrs. Smith, the best language arts teacher ever.
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Summary: Ramona the Brave promotes self-esteem in children
Review: More so than with any of the other Ramona books, Cleary weaves intense emotionality into Ramona the Brave without slowing down the action. This allows her to create the story of a six-year-old's struggle to grow up (and survive first grade). Along the way, Ramona learns how to make "the girl in the mirror like her." Children who identify with Ramona will find themselves more able to achieve the same goal after reading this book, especially after discovering how Ramona resolves her problems.
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Summary: Spunky Little Ramona
Review: Picking up right where she left off, my favorite little girl has just started first grade. The hole cut into her house to add a new room for her where she must sleep all alone is a source of fear, and also bravery for the adorable star. Being constantly misunderstood is a great challenge for the 6 (going on 37) year old Ramona. Ramona is just like any other child. She gets confused and throws fits. She is such a loveable character because a most wonderful author creates her so deftly and realistically. The text is appropriate for students in grades 3-6. It also works well in a read-aloud setting with this age group. These students (and teachers and parents as well) will get a kick out of remembering how scary starting school can be. I recall hearing it read to me in 2nd grade and now have done the same with my students. A good laugh was heard everyday from our room. Why 5 stars?:
Cleary repeatedly made young people reflect upon their own days as an even younger person with a string of books about experiencing the world through the eyes of a curious little girl with a will all of her own. This book is the third in the series and was written in the 1970s.
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Summary: Brave little Ramona
Review: Picking up right where she left off, my favorite little girl has just started first grade. The hole cut into her house to add a new room for her where she must sleep all alone is a source of fear, and also bravery for the adorable star. Being constantly misunderstood is a great challenge for the 6 (going on 37) year old Ramona. Ramona is just like any other child. She gets confused and throws fits. She is such a loveable character because a most wonderful author creates her so deftly and realistically. The text is appropriate for students in grades 3-6. It also works well in a read-aloud setting with this age group. These students (and teachers and parents as well) will get a kick out of remembering how scary starting school can be. I recall hearing it read to me in 2nd grade and now have done the same with my students. A good laugh was heard everyday from our room. Why 5 stars?:
Cleary repeatedly made young people reflect upon their own days as an even younger person with a string of books about experiencing the world through the eyes of a curious little girl with a will all of her own. This book is the third in the series and was written in the 1970s.
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