Ramona and Her Mother vs Whatever Happened to Janie?: Which Should You Read?

Ramona and Her Mother Beverly Cleary · 1979 ★★★★☆ 4.3 216 pages · ≈ 4 h 00 m · Light

“When will they be here?” Asked Ramona Quimby, who was supposed to be dusting the living room but instead was twirling around trying to make herself dizzy.”

Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary is the fifth book of the popular Ramona series. Mr. Quimby has found another job, though it is one he does not like very much. Ramona finds herself caught between being too young…

Whatever Happened to Janie? Caroline B. Cooney · 1993 ★★★★☆ 4.3 199 pages · ≈ 3 h 41 m · Light

“After their sister's kidnapping, Dad not only took Stephen and Jodie to school every morning, he held their hands.”

No one ever paid attention to the faces of missing children on milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the little girl who had been taken twelve years ago, she recognized that little girl--it was…