Episode 253: Ramona the Pest

Ramona the Pest

Join us on Episode 253 for a nostalgic journey back to Beverly Cleary’s Klickitat Street, more specifically, a discussion about the 1968 classic Ramona the Pest. Alli and her guest discuss their favorite Ramona-isms, fangirl over this self-aware young heroine, and chat about the many things that Cleary gets so incredibly right about childhood.

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MORE READING:

“Ramona the Pest” (Kirkus, 1968)

“Why it works: Ramona the Pest” (Nathan Bransford, 2021)

“Beverly Cleary Made It OK To Be A Ramona In A World Of Susans” (BuzzFeed News, 2021)

“10 Quotes from Ramona the Pest to Celebrate Beverly Cleary’s 103rd Birthday” (Book Riot, 2019)

“How Ramona Quimby Helps Kids Make Sense of This Unstable World” (Literary Hub, 2019)

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