Ramona the Brave / Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Ramona the BraveThe summer before first grade sure isn't an easy one for Ramona. She’s worried about starting school and it doesn’t help that so many other changes are going on in the Quimby house. And when Ramona finally takes her place in her new classroom, she realizes that first grade is not for cowards.Ramona Quimby, Age 8Now that Ramona is eight, she can go to a new school with a new teacher and ride the bus all by herself. But after school, Ramona has to stay with Mrs. Kemp and be nice to bratty Willa Jean. Back at home, Mr. Quimby’s going to college and Mrs. Quimby’s going to work. All the Quimbys have to adjust, and Ramona gets her chance to prove that she's "big enough for her family to depend on."