An edition of Runaway Ralph (1970)

Runaway Ralph

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Cover of: Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary, Beverly Cleary
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An edition of Runaway Ralph (1970)

Runaway Ralph

8th Dell printing

by

  • ★★★★ 4.3 (78 ratings)
  • 249 Want to read
  • 24 Currently reading
  • 84 Have read

Ralph, an energetic young mouse, is tired of life at the Mountain view Inn. Over the Fourth of July weekend a boy named Keith gave him a mouse-sized motorcycle, but since then nothing exciting has happened. Hoping to find adventure, Ralph hops on his motorcycle and zooms away to the summer camp down the road. There he envisions fun, freedom, and delicious crumbs from peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches. Instead he runs headlong into a strict camp watchdog, a mouse-hungry cat, and even more fur-raising escapades. Suddenly home doesn't seem like such a bad place to be.
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Yearling
Language
/languages/eng
Pages
175

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watchdogs, motorcycling, camping, running away, summer camp, summer, Juvenile fiction, Mice, Fiction, Mice -- Fiction, camps, Humorous Stories, Action & Adventure, animals, Juvenile works, Children's fiction, Mice, fiction, Boys, fiction, Readers, Chapter Books, Classics, social themes, runaways, Souris, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Runaways, fiction, Fiction, general, Protected DAISY, In library

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Ralph S. Mouse, Garfield, Catso, Sam, Chum

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Mountain View Inn, Happy Acres Camp

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Cover of: Runaway Ralph
Runaway Ralph
2000, HarperTrophy
School & Library Binding in /languages/eng
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Runaway Ralph
1998 09, Scholastic Inc
Paperback in /languages/eng - School Market edition
Cover of: La escapada de Ralph
La escapada de Ralph
1997, Editorial Noguer
School & Library Binding in /languages/spa
Cover of: Runaway Ralph
Runaway Ralph
1991-11, Avon Camelot
Paperback in /languages/eng - 1st Avon Camelot Printing (13)
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Runaway Ralph
1991-11, Avon Camelot
library binding in /languages/eng
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Runaway Ralph
1989, Morrow Junior Books
Library Binding in /languages/eng - Morrow Eagle Library Edition (21)
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Runaway Ralph
1985 05, Yearling
Mass Market Paperback in /languages/eng - 8th Dell printing
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Runaway Ralph
1974-08, Pocket Books
paperback in /languages/eng
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Runaway Ralph
1974 08, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in /languages/eng - Archway Paperback edition
Cover of: Runaway Ralph
Runaway Ralph
1970, William Morrow and Company
hardcover in /languages/eng - printing (13)

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Book Details

First Sentence

"The small brown mouse named Ralph who was hiding under the grandfather clock did not have much longer to wait before he could ride his motorcycle."

Edition Notes

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Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
1970

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
175p.
Number of pages
175

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7522016M
ISBN 10
0440475198
ISBN 13
9780440475194
LibraryThing
62317
Goodreads
44496062

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL151956W

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Work Description

Runaway Ralph is the second in a children's novel trilogy written by Beverly Cleary. First published in 1970, it is the last book by Cleary that Louis Darling illustrated before his death. The book features the titular character, Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse that can talk to humans, and goes on adventures on his miniature motorcycle.

The book was given the Nene Award by the Hawaii Library Association in 1972.

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The small brown mouse named Ralph who was hiding under the grandfather clock did not have much longer to wait before he could ride his motorcycle.
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