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To start off, the author of the book portrays two sisters, Ramona and Beezus, which are the main characters. Beezus is a seven year old girl that is not only ambitious but has a very good thought process that is definitely advanced for such a young child. Ramona is described as a pest by her older sister when she is being a “brat” at her household. In the book, it is clear that she is the most favored child out of the two and both her father and Ramona adore to spend quality family time with each other. Furthermore, her older sister already in Middle School named Beatrice but given the nickname Beezus by her younger sister since she used to have trouble pronouncing her name has a large role in the book Ramona and Her Father. Her younger sister
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