Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary lovingly chronicles the ups and downs of elementary school woes. This is perfect for fans of Clementine. For a girl as enthusiastic about life as Ramona starting the first grade should be easy! But with a teacher who doesn t understand her a tattletale classmate and a scary dog who follows her on the walk home from school Ramona has a hard time acting like the big girl everyone expects her to be. But when she shows up to school with a missing shoe Ramona gets a fresh grip on her courage in order to make it through a mortifying situation. Ramona the Brave is a wonderful choice for independent reading sharing in the classroom homeschooling and book groups. Readers ages 6-12 will laugh and relate to Ramona s timeless adventures.