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Ed. Note: Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board review comes from Meg Reid who just saw the tween-targeted film "Ramona and Beezus." As one of many readers who grew up on Beverly Clearly and the Ramona books since the series first debuted in 1955... Read the rest of this post

Ed. Note: Today's Ypulse Youth Advisory Board review comes from Meg Reid who just saw the tween-targeted film "Ramona and Beezus." As one of many readers who grew up on Beverly Clearly and the Ramona books since the series first debuted in 1955... Read the rest of this post

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Today is the release of the Ramona and Beezus movie! I am happy to say I had a Ramona and Beezus writing celebration. Ramona stands for many things. However, I made up the following for her name -

R- eaders

A- lways

M-ake

O-utstanding

N-ew

A-dventures

I decided to read from Ramona The Brave. The part where Ramona decides to take a different route to school. This route lands her face to face with a german shepard dog. She tries several ways to get past the dog. However, nothing works until she finally yanks off her shoeand hurls it at the dog. The dog (to Ramona's horror) picks it up and trots off in the direction from which he had come. Ramona heads to school without her shoe for more adventure.

Then me made our own stories. For example - Elizabeth The Brave. Great ideas came for our stories. Many ideas from the pool to rock climbing to dance recital made for our Brave moments.

I think there is a little RAMONA in all of us!