doll named Chevrolet (which has a very worn appearance) and her classmates laugh at her until her teacher steps in. In Ramona Forever she suggests naming her younger sibling Aston Martin. Ramona maintains her active imagination throughout the entire series. She daydreams about earning riches and wealth for her family after her father loses his job in Ramona and her Father by starring in television commercials. In Ramona the Brave, in first grade, she designs an intelligent-looking paper owl as a craft project that is copied by a fellow student named Susan Kushner, who receives credit and praise for her own owl, which Ramona later damages out of rage. She frequently pretends to be a rabbit in Beezus and Ramona. Ramona became an older sister at the end of Ramona Forever to a baby girl named Roberta Day Quimby, and finally received satisfaction regarding her age towards the end of the final book in the series, Ramona's World, at her tenth birthday party. It is during the celebration that she makes amends with her rival throughout the series, Susan, after learning about her constant striving for perfection. Ramona's age When Ramona first appears in the Henry Huggins books, she ranges from two through four. She is four years old in Beezus and Ramona. She is five years old in Henry and the Clubhouse and Ramona the Pest. In Ramona the Brave, Ramona is six years old. In Ramona and Her Mother and Ramona and Her Father, Ramona is seven years old. In Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona Forever, Ramona is eight years old. In Ramona's World, Ramona starts out nine years old, and turns ten at the end. As Ramona grows up, her maturity greatly increases as well. At age ten, she is still very rambunctious and imaginative but is now better able to understand the perspectives of adults and friends and the needs they might have. See also References External links Ramona Quimby at the Internet Movie Database Beverly Cleary characters Literary characters introduced in 1950 Characters in American novels of the 20th century Child characters in literature Female characters in literature