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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by the numbers

Beverly Cleary · first published 1981 · dataset 2026-07-21

Length and reading time

At 190 pages, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is longer than 44.4% of the 1,664 books on the reading lists we track. It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (186 pages).

Word counts and reading times are estimates: pages × 275 words, divided by the reading speed. Your edition's page count and your own pace will differ.

Where Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is on school reading lists

6 appearances (0.0% of all 13,258 listings in the dataset), drawn from 2 published lists, in grades 3rd–5th. 6 of the 6 carry a link to the published source document.

States (2): Arkansas, Ohio.

Sources

• Arkansas State Library / Arkansas Literacy Association — Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (student-choice, grades 4-6; annual since 1971) · checked 2026-06-11
• Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award — official winners list (Ohio, K-12 grade bands, voted biennially/annually since 1982) · checked 2026-06-09

Questions

How many pages is Ramona Quimby, Age 8?

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary is 190 pages in the edition recorded in our dataset. Page counts vary by edition and format; at about 275 words per page that is roughly 52,000 words.

How long does it take to read Ramona Quimby, Age 8?

About 3 h 29 min at an average adult pace of 250 words per minute (2 h 54 min at 300 wpm, 4 h 21 min at 200 wpm). At 20 minutes a day that is about 11 days.

Is Ramona Quimby, Age 8 on school reading lists?

Yes. It appears 6 times on the U.S. school reading lists, award lists and curricula in our dataset, in 2 states, most often in grades 3-5. That ranks it #801 of 1,664 listed books.

Related

• Ramona Quimby, Age 8: reading level, grades and similar booksOn ReadingList, our sister site for school reading lists.
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