Reading order · Kids & middle grade
Ramona Reading Order
Ramona by Beverly Cleary has 8 main books (1955–1999). Start with Beezus and Ramona (1955) and read the numbered books in order.
Ramona books in order
Your reading speed
- 2 h 47 min
- 3 h 22 min
- 3 h 12 min
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- 3 h 15 min
- 3 h 38 min
- 3 h 20 min
- 3 h 11 min
- 3 h 22 min
Main books together: 1,492 pages, about 26 h 7 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Ramona: common questions
- How many books are in the Ramona series?
- There are 8 main books in Ramona. The most recent main book listed here is Ramona's World (1999).
- What order should I read Ramona in?
- Read Ramona in its numbered order: Beezus and Ramona, Ramona the Pest, Ramona the Brave, Ramona and Her Father, and so on.
- What is the first Ramona book?
- The first book is Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, published in 1955.
- How long does it take to read the whole Ramona series?
- The 8 main books add up to about 1,492 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 26 hours of reading, or about 53 days at 30 minutes a day.