How long does it take to read Beezus and Ramona?
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary takes about 2 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Ramona
Next: Ramona the Pest
About 2 hours 55 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1955. 159 pages, about 43,725 words. Written for children.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 52 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 49 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Beezus and Ramona is a 1955 children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the first of Cleary's books to focus on Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice, known as Beezus. Beezus and Ramona is realistic fiction, written from nine-year-old Beezus's point of view, as she struggles to get along with her four-year-old sister. Eventually becoming the first book of the Ramona series, it was originally illustrated by Louis Darling.
Subjects: chapter books, JUVENILE FICTION, Humorous Stories, Animals, Classics, Action & Adventure
