Jacqueline Rogers

All Henry Huggins can think about is owning a bicycle, and he and his friend Beezus come up with various ideas to make money.

Ramona meets lots of interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.

The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade.

Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels disrespected because she is the youngest in the family.

When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow.

Jane is disappointed when her summer plans are dashed by her parents' announcement of a family road trip, but as her family crosses the country, visiting national parks, Jane discovers a whole new world at her fingertips.

When Emma accidentally makes bad cookies for class, it is up her to her dog Dixie to keep them from being eaten.

A girl must overcome her rebellious attitude toward learning cursive writing. At first, Maggie is just feeling stubborn when she declares she won't learn cursive. What's wrong with print, anyway? And she can easily type on a computer, so why would she need to know how to read those squiggly lines? But soon all her classmates are buzzing about Maggie's decision, especially after her teacher, Mrs. Leeper, says Maggie's cursive is so sloppy that her...

Follows the adventures of nine-year-old Ramona at home with big sister Beezus and baby sister Roberta and at school in Mrs. Meacham's class.

Beesus' biggest problem is her 4 year old sister Ramona. Even though Beezus knows sisters are supposed to love each other, with a sister like Ramona, it seems impossible.