James and the Giant Peach vs Ramona Quimby, Age 8: Which Should You Read?
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James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world. When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen.…
1 film adaptation
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8
“Ramona Quimby hoped her parents would forget to give her a little talking-to.”
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981) is a novel by Beverly Cleary in the Ramona series. Ramona Quimby is in the third grade, now at a new school, and making some new friends. With Beezus in Jr. High and Mr. Quimby going back to…
The verdict
- Readers rate James and the Giant Peach highest: James and the Giant Peach 4.4 · Ramona Quimby, Age 8 4.1.
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8 has the widest readership — 73792 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| James and the Giant Peach | Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (73792) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.0 (66) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (745) | 4.0 (315) |
Reception
| James and the Giant Peach | Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 745 | 73792 |
| Editions | 149 | 70 |
| Citations | — | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 9839 |
| Reading it now | — | 1145 |
| Written reviews | — | 1983 |
| Wikipedia attention | 13099 | 747 |
| Pages | 114 | 178 |