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Ramona required accuracy from books as well as people.
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You have a little brother," she reminded him."I know," answered Yard Ape, "but we just keep him for a pet.
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Having a sister who tried to act like the Virgin Mary was not easy for a girl who felt as Ramona did.
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Her age was difficult too- not old enough to sit down with her mother and sew something she wanted to sew and too old to go pulling out a whole box of Kleenex and flinging it all over the house like Willa Jean. People should not think being seven-and-a-half was easy because it wasn't
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Scrimp and pinch to make ends meet, thought Ramona, liking the sound of the words.
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She felt all churned up inside, as if she didn't know whether to cry or burst out of the house shouting, My mother and father had a fight!
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Grown-ups are supposed to be perfect."Both her parents laughed. "Well, they are!" Ramona insisted, annoyed by their laughter.
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Haven't you noticed grown-ups aren't perfect?" asked Mrs. Quimby. "Especially when they're tired.""Then how come you expect kids to be so perfect all the time?" demanded Ramona.
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Maybe grown-ups weren't perfect, but they should be, her parents most of all. They should be cheerful, loving, patient, never sick and never tired. Fun too.
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