Ramona scrawls across a library book, locks their dog, Ribsy, in the bathroom, and interferes with Beezus’s art class. As Ramona constantly annoys Beezus with her lofty imagination and overjoyed spirit, her actions become increasingly troublesome. The story is centered on nine-year-old Beezus’s difficulty dealing with how she feels about her obnoxious little sister, four-year-old Ramona. The first book in the series, Beezus and Ramona (1955), is the only book in the series to be told through the point of view Ramona Quimby’s older sister, Beatrice aka Beezus. This film starred Joey King as Ramona and Selena Gomez as Beezus. In 2010, an American feature film of Ramona and Beezus was produced by Twentieth Century Fox. In 1988, a ten-part Canadian television series called Ramona was adapted from the novel series. The fifth novel in the series, Ramona and Her Mother, won the National Book Award in 1979. Two entries in the series were named as Newbery Honor Books, Ramona and Her Father and Ramona Quimby: Age 8. The final book, Ramona’s World, was published in 1999. The first novel, Beezus and Ramona, was published in 1955. The humorous series revolves around the character Ramona Quimby, her family, and her friends. Published between 19, Ramona is the eight-part children’s novel series by American author Beverly Cleary.
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