Pamela

Pamela is a former friend of Beezus, mentioned in Ramona For ever.

In the second chapter, when neither Quimby daughter is willing to go to the Kemps', and Beezus volunteers to baby-sit Ramona, she asks her why not go to Mary Jane's or Pamela's. She says it's because Mary Jane always has piano practice, and as for Pamela, she is not speaking to her. This is because, to Ramona's dismay, Pamela brags that her (Pamela's) father has a real job (not mentioned) and asks her when hers (Beezus's) will stop goofing around and really go to work. Therefore, Beezus never goes over to her house, and Ramona resolves never to speak to her either.