Beezus and Ramona vs Ramona the Pest: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Juvenile works, Siblings, Family life, Classics, Humorous stories, Fiction
Beezus and Ramona
“BEATRICE QUIMBY'S biggest problem was her little sister Ramona.”
Beezus and Ramona is a 1955 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the first of Cleary's books to focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice, known as Beezus. Beezus and Ramona is realistic fiction,…
1 film adaptation
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Ramona the Pest
“"I AM not a pest" Ramona Quimby told her big sister Beezus.”
Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary, is the second book of the Ramona series and the first to focus on Ramona Quimby as the protagonist. This children's book chronicles the adventures of Ramona's first few months at…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Ramona the Pest has the widest readership — 68299 ratings behind its score.
- Ramona the Pest reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 31 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Beezus and Ramona | Ramona the Pest | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (68299) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (117) | 3.9 (82) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (559) | 4.5 (267) |
Reception
| Beezus and Ramona | Ramona the Pest | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 559 | 68299 |
| Editions | 49 | 63 |
| Citations | 9 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 9331 |
| Reading it now | — | 1356 |
| Written reviews | — | 2022 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1744 | 776 |
| Pages | 183 | 145 |