Ramona Quimby
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Ramona Geraldine Quimby is a fictional character in an eponymous series of novels by Beverly Cleary.[1] She starts out in the Henry Huggins series as the pestering younger sister of Henry's new best friend Beatrice, called "Beezus" by Ramona and her family. She was then given a larger role in the novel Beezus and Ramona and became the protagonist of her own book in Ramona the Pest.
Ramona Geraldine Quimby | |
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First appearance | Henry Huggins (1950) |
Last appearance | Ramona's World (1999) |
Created by | Beverly Cleary |
Portrayed by | Sarah Polley (Ramona) Joey King (Ramona and Beezus) |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Imaginator and Beezus' Best Friend |
Family | Mr. Robert Quimby (Father) Mrs. Dorothy Quimby (Mother) Beezus Quimby (Older Sister & Best Friend) Roberta Quimby (Younger Sister) Beatrice (Aunt) Howie Kemp (Uncle Hobart's nephew) Picky - Picky (Late pet Cat) |
The series concentrates on Ramona from nursery school to 4th grade, touching on social issues such as a parent losing their job, financial instability, the death of a family pet, school bullies, divorce, marriage, sibling relations and experiencing the addition of a new sibling, and more, all of which explore growing up in middle-class America.[2]