Read It Before You See It: Beezus and Ramona

Monday, 4/19/2010

Selena Gomez as Beezus and Joey King as Ramona in the new movie Ramona & Beezus, in theaters July 23rd.

RAMONA & BEEZUS, the new movie based upon Beverly Cleary’s best-selling book series, hits theaters this July. Get excited for the new film by reading book that started it all, Beezus and Ramona, for free.

In Ramona & Beezus, the adventures of young Ramona Quimby (newcomer Joey King) and her big sister Beezus (Selena Gomez) come to life. Ramona’s vivid imagination, boundless energy, and accident-prone antics keep everyone she meets on their toes.  But her irrepressible sense of fun, adventure and mischief come in handy when she puts her mind to helping save her family’s home.

While the movie weaves together moments from the entire Ramona series, you can read the first book, Beezus and Ramona, in its entirety for free on BeverlyCleary.com. Cleary’s website has just been redesigned and the all new site features great resources for every reader:

• E-Book. Free Beezus and Ramona e-book
• Widget. A cool widget that counts down until Ramona & Beezus’ release on July 23rd
• Sweepstakes. The “Read it Before You See It Sweepstakes” where you can enter to win a signed copy of the Ramona series and an iPod Touch
• Education. Teaching and discussion guides for the Ramona Books
• Games. Fun children’s games featuring everyone’s favorite Cleary characters

Grab the widget, and check out the trailer for the all new movie below. Ramona & Beezus opens in theaters nationwide July 23rd.

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