To close out Small Fandom week here at Epic Recs I bring you two recs that are nostalgic to my childhood and adolescence. :D

Title: Ramona’s Law of Reciprocal Actions
Fandom: Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
Pairing: Ramona Quimby/Howie Kemp, mentions of Beezus/Henry Huggins
Categories: Post-canon, Yuletide, Romance, Friendship
Length: Medium (6,332 words)
Warnings: None

Author on LJ: fairy_tale_echo
Author Website: Author profile @ AO3

Summary:
There is nothing Ramona Quimby hates more than doing what is expected of her. (Ramona Quimby, Age 17)

Review:
I enjoyed everything about this piece. I thought the author did a great job writing a 17 year old Ramona with her fierce independence and nostalgia for life growing up on Klickitat Street. The author manages to weave so many canon memories into the story that I smile each and every time I read it. As it’s been over twenty years since I’ve actually read one of the Ramona books, I’m sure there are plenty of canon shout outs I’m missing, but those I remember are wonderful.

Even if you haven’t read the Ramona series, or it’s been a while, this is a terrific tale of Ramona realizing she’s in love with her best friend, with the boy next door who has been there through everything. Ramona and Howie’s friendship is sweet and wonderfully drawn. Ramona’s realization that she loves Howie and his subsequent wooing of her is heart warming and true to the characters.

Ramona’s Law of Reciprocal Actions