Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by the numbers
Beverly Cleary · first published 1981 · dataset 2026-10-24
Who it is not for: readers below 3rd grade: no school list in our data assigns it earlier.
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Length and reading time
| Pages (dataset edition) | 190 |
|---|---|
| Estimated words | 52,000 |
| Reading time, 300 wpm (fast) | 2 h 54 min |
| Reading time, 250 wpm (average adult) | 3 h 29 min |
| Reading time, 200 wpm (careful / younger reader) | 4 h 21 min |
| Days at 20 minutes a day | 11 |
| Lexile measure | 860L |
At 190 pages, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is longer than 50.3% of the 2,330 books on the reading lists we track whose page count we know (2,809 books are tracked in all). It is longer than the median book listed for grades 3-5 (160 pages).
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is 190 pages; the median book listed for grades 3-5 is 160 pages and the median of all 2,330 listed books with a page count is 187.
Source: Page counts of 2,330 books on U.S. school reading lists, bookstatistics.com · Dataset snapshot 2026-10-24
Show the numbers
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| Ramona Quimby, Age 8 | 190 pages |
| Median book listed for grades 3-5 | 160 pages |
| Median of all listed books | 187 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 20,804 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.
| Grade | Listings |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 2 |
| 4th | 2 |
| 5th | 2 |
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 #1,148 of 2,809 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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