Beverly Cleary
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| Title | : | Ramona the Brave (Ramona Quimby #3) |
| Author | : | Beverly Cleary |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 160 pages |
| Published | : | November 9th 2000 by Oxford University Press (first published 1975) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction |
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I've had a copy of Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Brave somewhere in my house, regardless of where I've lived or how old my kids are, for 4 decades now, but I never had the audiobook, narrated by Stockard Channing.I don't really “do” audiobooks (exceptions made by books narrated by Colin Firth or Ralph Fiennes), but I thought I'd shake up this classic and expose my girls to a different narrator.
I was saving it for a rainy day, but instead of rain, we had stormy weather in our car last week, a day when our girls just couldn't stop pummeling each other (any person who thinks girls don't fist fight is clearly the parent of an only daughter), and I finally cracked the audio book out of its cover and let Stockard Channing's impressive vocal range save the day.
Ms. Channing does a fantastic job of changing voices and every time she “speaks” as the pre-teen Beezus in this classic story, I found myself laughing out loud. She does a brilliant job at capturing teenage angst, and she made Ramona's new teacher, Miss Binney, come alive as well. You can just imagine that she wouldn't be your favorite teacher.
This story just does NOT get old for me. Beverly Cleary, as usual, nails childhood: the negotiations that come along with sharing a room with a sibling, feeling invalidated and/or copied by peers, disliking a teacher for an entire school year, and being chased and almost eaten by a savage, neighborhood dog.
We were no further than chapter one when my 10-year-old started giggling in the back seat and finally spit out, “Mom, these two girls fight just like we do!”
Ah, it's all so relatable (Even for me. When their mother, Mrs. Quimby, sighs deeply in exasperation, I sighed right along with her).
Does any author capture childhood better than Beverly Cleary?
Ramona had had enough. She had been miserable the whole first grade, and she no longer cared what happened. She wanted to do something bad. She wanted to do something terrible that would shock her whole family, something that would make them sit up and take notice. “I'm going to say a bad word!” she shouted with a stamp of her foot.
That silenced her family. Picky-picky stopped washing and left the room. Mr. Quimby looked surprised and—how could he be so disloyal?—a little amused. This made Ramona even angrier. Beezus looked interested and curious. After a moment Mrs. Quimby said quietly, “Go ahead, Ramona, and say the bad word if it will make you feel any better.”
Ramona clenched her fists and took a deep breath. “Guts!” she yelled. “Guts! Guts! Guts!” There. That should show them.
Mention Books Toward Ramona the Brave (Ramona Quimby #3)
| Original Title: | Ramona the Brave |
| ISBN: | 0192751077 (ISBN13: 9780192751072) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Ramona Quimby #3 |
| Characters: | Ramona Quimby |
| Setting: | Oregon(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Intermediate (1979) |
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Ratings: 4.11 From 52787 Users | 739 ReviewsWrite Up Regarding Books Ramona the Brave (Ramona Quimby #3)
Guts! Guts, guts, guts!Ah, the woes of a six-year-old! :)
We have been listening to the audio versions of the Ramona series over the last couple of weeks (the Stockard Channing ones) and they are just lots of fun. Def a fun listen to share with your younger kids!
You gotta love Beverly Cleary! She is one of the strongest and most inspirational juvenile fiction authors out there. I knew I had to pick up another one of her books for the reading challenge this year, just because she perfectly knows how to convey the world through the eyes of a childYou gotta love Ramona! The nice part about the entire Ramona series is you can read the books out of sequence and its okay. Ramona is also a great jumping off point for both kids at her age level and parents with
I've had a copy of Beverly Cleary's Ramona the Brave somewhere in my house, regardless of where I've lived or how old my kids are, for 4 decades now, but I never had the audiobook, narrated by Stockard Channing.I don't really do audiobooks (exceptions made by books narrated by Colin Firth or Ralph Fiennes), but I thought I'd shake up this classic and expose my girls to a different narrator.I was saving it for a rainy day, but instead of rain, we had stormy weather in our car last week, a day
I read the Ramona books as a child, and rereading them now to my son, they still hold a special place in my heart. Cleary does a wonderful job of getting into the mindset of her intended audience, although for me, at least, I didn't pick up on just how talented a writer she was until now. The needs of Ramona and the desire she has for grownups to interact with her in specific ways really resonated with me and reminded me of my own child. Also, we could not believe the audacity of Susan. What a
My girls giggled and giggled in the chapter where Ramona says a bad word. Guts!
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