Ramona meets many interesting people in kindergarten class, like Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled.

In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.

Maggie resists learning cursive writing in the third grade, until she discovers that knowing how to read and write cursive promises to open up an entirely new world of knowledge for her.

Ramona starts kindergarten and her good intentions and uncontrollable curiosity lead her to become a "Kindergarten dropout."

Ramona the pest - It is the greatest day in Ramona's life. She is in kindergarten and she loves her teacher, Miss Binney. So how in the world does Ramona get into trouble? Ramona forever - Life for Ramona, now a grown-up third grader, is full of beginnings and discoveries and surprises -- one very big surprise and one very small, but just as special!