Ramona Quimby, one of the most loved characters in children's fiction, has now reached third grade. At school, she acquires a new teacher, Mrs. Whaley, who addresses the class as "you guys." At home, she helps the family "squeak by" as her father returns to college to become an art teacher. All the Quimbys have their ups and downs, but none feels them more intensely than Ramona. Her low point is undoubtedly reached the day she throws up in class...

Ramona the brave: Six-year-old Ramona tries to cope with an unsympathetic first-grade teacher. Ramona Quimby, age 8: The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade.