Bluebonnet Award
1981 · Children's · Winner
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Ramona just wants everyone to be happy. If only her father would smile and joke again, her mother would look less worried, her sister would be cheerful, and Picky-picky would eat his cat food. But Ramona's father has lost his job, and nobody in the Quimby household is in a very good mood.
Ramona tries to cheer up the family as only Ramona can—by rehearsing for life as a rich and famous star of television commercials, for instance—but her best efforts only make things worse. Her sister, Beezus, calls her a pest, her parents lose patience with her, and her teacher claims she's forgotten her manners. But when her father admits he wouldn't trade her for a million dollars, Ramona knows everything is going to work out fine in the end.
Ramona tries to cheer up the family as only Ramona can—by rehearsing for life as a rich and famous star of television commercials, for instance—but her best efforts only make things worse. Her sister, Beezus, calls her a pest, her parents lose patience with her, and her teacher claims she's forgotten her manners. But when her father admits he wouldn't trade her for a million dollars, Ramona knows everything is going to work out fine in the end.
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Garden State Children's Book Award
1980 · Children's Fiction · Winner
Land of Enchantment Book Award
1980 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
Young Reader's Choice Award
1980 · Children's · Winner
Nene Award
1979 · Children's Fiction · Winner
Newbery Medal
1978 · Children's · Honor Book
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