Ramona broods at home with a baby sitter while her parents learn about the Owl Incident. Ramona spends the first night in her new room.
“Oh, I see,” said Mrs. Kemp, a remark Ramona knew grown-ups made when they were not interested in conversation with children.
… although fathers, Ramona knew, did not spend as much time as mothers thinking up ways to improve their children.
Sadly probably true, but awfully sexist nonetheless.
Ramona lay in bed with her thoughts as jumbled as a bag of jacks.
What a great little simile here.