Beverly Cleary

The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade.

Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.

Ramona's year in third grade is highlighted by the arrival of Howie's rich uncle, a change in her afterschool situation, a surprise wedding, a death and a new arrival in the family, and her father's getting a job.

When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow.

Newbery Medal Winner * Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children * ALA Notable Children's Book

Beverly Cleary's timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw.

After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling

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Emily's imagination helps bring a library to her town of Pitchfork, Oregon.

Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary ramps up the humor and adventure in the second book in the Mouse series. With a motorcycle to rev and the open road to see, Ralph S. Mouse is itching to run away from his overprotective family. But once he escapes to a summer campground nearby, the horrors of the wild make him doubt his plan. Angry cats, scary watchdogs, and grouchy gophers are only the half of it! But then he befriends Garf, a sad and friendless...

Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog begins a string of bewildering adventures.

The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend.

In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.