

And what had happened? For the first time in her six years Ramona had looked after Beezus, who was supposed to be the responsible one. Quimby 1 had sent the girls to the park for an hour, because she had an errand to do-an important errand, she hinted-she told Beezus, as Beatrice was called, to look after Ramona.

Ramona was sticky from heat and grubby from landing in the sawdust at the foot of the slides, but she was proud of herself.

She had never seen her sister’s cheeks so flushed with anger as they were this August afternoon. Quimby’s Spunky Gal 150 About the Author Other Books by Beverly Cleary Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher viii 1 Trouble in the Park R amona Quimby, brave and fearless, was half running, half skipping to keep up with her big sister Beatrice on their way home from the park. Beverly Cleary I L L U S T R AT E D B Y Tracy Dockray viii Contents 1.
