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Ramona Books in Order

Beverly Cleary has written 10 Ramona books, published between 1955 and 2013: 8 in the Ramona Quimby series and 2 related titles. The first book is Beezus and Ramona (1955) and the newest main-line book is Ramona's World (1999). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1955–2013
Confirmed
10 of 10 titles
Pages on record
921 in 5 of 10 books
Reading time
15–23 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 921 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

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Ramona Quimby is the child at the centre of Beverly Cleary's stories about elementary school, sisters and family life. 10 catalogued titles begin with Beezus and Ramona (1955) and continue through Ramona the Pest (1968), Ramona the Brave (1975), Ramona and Her Father (1977), Ramona and Her Mother (1979) and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981), reaching Just for Me. The books are humorous and written for young readers, and the sequence is likely complete.

How many Ramona books are there?

Ramona has 10 books, released between 1955 and 2013. 8 of them belong to the Ramona Quimby series, and 2 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction.

Ramona Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Ramona books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, book 1 of the Ramona Quimby series (1955)
  2. Cover of Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary, book 2 of the Ramona Quimby series (1968)
  3. Cover of Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary, book 3 of the Ramona Quimby series (1975)
  4. Cover of Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary, book 4 of the Ramona Quimby series (1977)
  5. Cover of Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary, book 5 of the Ramona Quimby series (1979)
  6. Cover of Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary, book 6 of the Ramona Quimby series (1981)
  7. Cover of Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary, book 7 of the Ramona Quimby series (1984)
  8. Cover of The Beezus and Ramona Diary by Beverly Cleary, book 1 of the Ramona Quimby Non-Fiction series (1986)
  9. Cover of Ramona's World by Beverly Cleary, book 8 of the Ramona Quimby series (1999)
  10. Cover of Just for Me by Beverly Cleary, book 2 of the Ramona Quimby Non-Fiction series (2013)
  1. 1
    Beezus and RamonaRamona Quimby #11955 · confirmed 4/4
    1955–
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  2. 2
    Ramona the PestRamona Quimby #21968 · 192 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1968192
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  3. 3
    Ramona the BraveRamona Quimby #31975 · 189 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1975189
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  4. 4
    Ramona and Her FatherRamona Quimby #41977 · 187 pages · confirmed 4/4
    1977187
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  5. 5
    Ramona and Her MotherRamona Quimby #51979 · confirmed 4/4
    1979–
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  6. 6
    Ramona Quimby, Age 8Ramona Quimby #61981 · confirmed 4/4
    1981–
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  7. 7
    Ramona ForeverRamona Quimby #71984 · confirmed 3/4
    1984–
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  8. 8
    The Beezus and Ramona DiaryRamona Quimby Non-Fiction #11986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  9. 9
    Ramona's WorldRamona Quimby #81999 · 209 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999209
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  10. 10
    Just for MeRamona Quimby Non-Fiction #22013 · 144 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013144
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Do you have to read Ramona books in order?

You should read the Ramona Quimby series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 2 related titles (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Ramona book also stands alone.

What order should you read Ramona books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Beezus and Ramona (1955), the earliest published book in the Ramona Quimby series. After it come Ramona the Pest (1968), Ramona the Brave (1975), Ramona and Her Father (1977), Ramona and Her Mother (1979), Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (1981), Ramona Forever (1984) and Ramona's World (1999).

What is the newest Ramona book?

Ramona's World (1999) is the newest book in the Ramona Quimby series. The newest related title is Just for Me (2013).

Is there a new Ramona book coming?

No next Ramona book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Ramona has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Ramona. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Ramona at a glance

No recent titles
The newest main-line Ramona title on record is Ramona's World (1999), 27 years ago. Related titles have appeared since.
Release pace
Ramona books have appeared about one every 6 years on average.
Length
921 pages across the 5 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 189 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ramona books, 3 of 10, were published in the 1980s.
Corroboration
6 of the 10 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.

What the Ramona books are about

9 of the 10 Ramona books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: humor is tagged on 6 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Beverly Cleary

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.