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Beezus and Ramona
AuthorBeverly Cleary
IllustratorTracy Dockray
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRamona
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherHarperTrophy
Publication date
1955
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages183 pp
ISBNISBN 038070918X Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Followed byRamona the Pest 

Beezus and Ramona is the first of Beverly Cleary's books that focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice (Beezus). Beezus and Ramona is told by Beezus' point of view. It is written by Beverly Cleary and is illustrated by Alan Tiegreen and later by Tracy Dockray.


Plot summary

Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby is a girl who deals with her pesky sister Ramona Quimby. She is given the nickname Beezus by Ramona because Ramona could not say Beatrice when she first learned to talk. Beezus is embarrassed by Ramona when she takes her to the library for keeping her from reading The Little Steam Shovel. She is angry at Ramona for writing on the library book. Beezus is embarrassed in art class when Ramona tries to get Wayne's sucker but gets paint on herself, instead.

Beezus feels guilty because sisters are supposed to love each other. Hate comes over her, however, when Ramona spoils Beezus and Henry Huggins's checker game. Ramona then locks Ribsy, Henry's dog, in the bathroom assuming that he ate Ramona's cookie. Their mother takes Ribsy out and Henry leaves. Beezus hates Ramona for spoiling the game.

Mrs. Quimby leaves for a little while. Ramona hides thinking that they were playing Hide and Seek. Beezus gets scared but finds Ramona in the basement. She is disappointed because Ramona was taking one bite of an apple, throwing them, and then eating another apple. When mother gets back Ramona explains that she was a bad girl. Although, they eat applesauce. Beezus, impressed with Ramona's well behavor and decides to read Ramona Big Steve. Tomorrow, Ramona's behavore changes. Ramona, riding in her tricycle singing copycat, changes to singing Par-tee, reminding mother about Beezus' upcoming birthday.

Beezus thinks of inviting her Aunt Beatrice, but then the phone rings. It was Mrs. Kemp. She asked if she could leave Willa Jean over when she drops of Howie Kemp. Mrs. Quimby remembers that she didn't invite Howie, but Ramona did without permission. As Ramona says she had a Party, she wasn't pretending. Beezus sees four children in Ramona's nursery school. Ramona explains that she invited them yesterday. Everybody goes to Beezus and Ramona's room and starts to touch everything. Beezus is disgusted and sends everyone to the living room. She tells Ramona to get toys out of her room.

Suddenly Howie starts shouting Bignle-bongle-by with everybody following along. Then Howie gets the vacuum cleaner and starts charging it around the living room, making a little girl cry. Susan Kushner then wants to offer, with Willa Jean clunging at the chair and wept. Beezus tries to stop Howie, but he's to quick for her. Beezus, to stop unplugs the vacluum. Howie and Beezus comes up with an idea of making a play. They decide to give applesauce. Then Ramona makes Howie eat a cookie, in which Howie doesn't want to eat. Ramona gets in trouble and goes to her room. Then Mrs. Kemp comes, but Howie doesn't want to leave.

Mrs. Quimby is mad at Ramona for not asking permission. Ramona tells that she didn't tell her because she wouldn't let her, in which Beezus thinks it was also unfair. Beezus ask her mom if she was like Ramona. Their mother tells her that she was different, for example quieter. This pleases Beezus, who sometimes dislikes Ramona. Then Mrs. Quimby explained how she and Beatrice their aunt was very different. Beezus is surprised, because she never thought about that.

It is Beezus' tenth birthday. Beezus is happy because Aunt Beatrice is coming for dinner. Meanwhile, Mrs. Quimby is baking Beezus' birthday cake. Mrs. Quimby explains that Ramona dropped all the eggs in the mixter and started it. Mom then had to go to the market to buy some eggs. Beezus doesn't want to read about Big Steve so she decides to read Hansel and Gretel. Ramona then starts pulling graham-cracker crumbs out of the pocket of her overalls and sprinkling them across the rug, making Beezus mad. Then Beezus smells something disgusting. Instead of the smell of cake, she smells a horrid rubbery smell.

They soon find out what was the smell. Ramona's doll, Bendix, was leaning over the edge of the cake pan, her head and to a golden tan. Ramona tells that Beezus told her to pretend she was Gretel, who was from the stroy Hansel and Gretel. Mostly, because Gretel pushes the witch into the oven. Beezus burst off crying. Ramona goes to her room, meanwhile Beezus is furious because Mom couldn't bake another cake. Beezus wishes that Ramona was much bigger. Beezus begins to think about her mom and aunt. How much they love each other. Beezus begins to feel quilty again.

Beezus feels much better because Aunt Beatrice brought a cake. Beatrice brings a package for Beezus and Ramona, along with the cake. Beezus gets a real sewing machine. Ramona puts jelly on her smash potatoe. Beezus then burst out saying, "Sometimes I don't love Ramona!". Aunt Beatrice and Mrs. Quimby then talks about how they fought when they were young. Beezus begins to think that Ramona isn't that bad after all. They begin to eat cake, with Ramona singing Happy Birthday.

Movie

A movie adaptation of the novel starring Selena Gomez and Joey King is being released by Fox 2000 Pictures and Walden Media. The film is set to be released in March of 2010.[1] It is currently being filmed in Vancouver, BC,Canada.

References

  1. ^ [1], Selena Gomez, Joey King Are Beezus and Ramona .