Beatrice Ann "Beezus" Quimby is a character from the ''

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'' and '' Ramona series'' of books by

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. She is the friend of

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and Mary Jane and the older sister of

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and Roberta. Beezus earned her nickname from Ramona, who had a hard time saying "Beatrice" as a toddler. Beezus' real name comes from her Aunt Beatrice, her mother's sister, for whom Beezus has a deep admiration and whom she idolizes. In the "Henry Huggins" series of books, Beezus is depicted as an intelligent neighbor girl, Henry's close friend, who is constantly pestered by her infuriating younger sister (and best friend) Ramona. The first and only book to shift to her viewpoint rather than that of Henry, ''Beezus and Ramona,'' chronicles the sibling rivalry between the two girls and the irritating stunts performed by Ramona that agitate her older sister. From then onward, after the series has completely jumped to centering on Ramona's life, Beezus is depicted as an intelligent, studious girl and a typical elder sibling towards Ramona, taunting her and aggravating her. However, in ''Ramona and her Father,'' Beezus adopts a grouchier attitude because of her father's unemployment, albeit toward the ending of the book her mood is enlightened a bit as a result of her selection to portray the

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in the upcoming

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. She is usually kind, but teases Ramona nonetheless and agitates her with the sisterly wisdom she has to share, such as Ramona's being forced to wear Beezus's hand-me-downs and the fact that they have experienced similar

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before in the past, leading Ramona to wonder if some dreams are inherited.

Film and merchandise

In the 2010 movie ''

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'', Beezus is portrayed by

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plays Beezus' sister

Ramona Quimby Ramona Geraldine Quimby is a fictional character in an Ramona (novel series), eponymous series of novels by Beverly Cleary. She starts out in the Henry Huggins series as the pestering younger sister of Henry's new best friend Beatrice "Beezus" Qu ...

. The film is live action and was released in theaters on July 23, 2010. The film does not focus on just one book, it goes from one book to another. In the 1988 ''Ramona'' TV show based on the Ramona books, Beezus is portrayed by Lori Chodos.

Beezus's age

In ''

Beezus and Ramona ''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-y ...

'', she is 9 years old and turns 10 at the end of the book. She remains this age until ''

Ramona the Brave ''Ramona the Brave'' is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. It is the third book in the Ramona series, and follows Ramona Quimby and her classmates (some of them were in her kindergarten class for the previous year) going into first gr ...

'' where she is 11 years old and in sixth grade. In ''

Ramona and Her Mother ''Ramona and Her Mother'' by Beverly Cleary is the fifth book of the popular Ramona series. Mr. Quimby has found another job, though it is one he does not like very much. Ramona finds herself caught between being too young to stay home alone and ...

'' and ''

Ramona and Her Father ''Ramona and Her Father'' is the fourth book in Beverly Cleary's popular Ramona Quimby series. In this humorous children's novel, Mr. Quimby loses his job and Ramona thinks up ways to earn money and help her family out. Published in 1977, ''Ram ...

'', she is 12 years old and in seventh grade. In ''

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 ''Ramona Quimby, Age 8'' (1981) is a novel by Beverly Cleary in the Ramona series. Ramona Quimby is in the third grade, now at a new school, and making some new friends. With Beezus in Jr. High and Mr. Quimby going back to college, Ramona feels ...

'' and ''

Ramona Forever ''Ramona Forever'' is a humorous children's novel written by Beverly Cleary. The seventh book in the Ramona Quimby series, it continues the story of Ramona, her older sister, Beezus, and their family. They are finally old enough to stay home to ...

'', she is 13 years old and in eighth grade. She is 14 years old and starts high school in '' Ramona's World'' and is the same age in the

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References

External links

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at the

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