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ramona the pest
p ramona has been waiting years just to get to kindergarten and once shes there she wants everyone to know it . she pretends to snore during quiet time to prove what a good rester she is . she yanks on prissy classmate susans curls not to be mean but because their boinginess is so tempting . and she gleefully plays the baddest witch on halloween . p big sister beezus and others call her ramona the pest . perhaps they dont understand that a littler person sometimes has to be a little bit noisier and a little bit more stubborn in order to be noticed at all . p beloved author beverly cleary documents ramonas hilarious and heartwarming struggles to make her way in a perplexing world . with gloriously fresh illustrations by jacqueline rogers created for this new edition ramona the pest is the perfect tale for the spirited five year old in all of us .
ramonas entry into kindergarten becomes a big event for all concerned when she makes her presence known