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Summary: A mouse's marvelous adventure
Review: "Runaway Ralph," by Beverly Cleary, tells a story about Ralph, a mouse who lives with his family in a hotel. Ralph finds himself in conflict with both the nagging older generation of mice and the annoying younger group; he longs for "a life of speed and danger and excitement." So he sets off on his mouse-sized motorcycle and has an adventure in which he encounters many new people, animals, and situations."Ralph" is a fun adventure story that is filled with humor and suspense. Cleary includes well-written characters and many clever details as Ralph's journey progresses. An important aspect of the novel is Ralph's ability to talk to both other animals (of various species) and certain humans. This fantasy element of the book, similar to the communication in the classic story "Charlotte's Web," is skillfully handled by Cleary. Ralph is a great character. Despite his personal flaws, his essential courage and resourcefulness make him admirable. I see Ralph as a questing hero in the mold of such classic characters as Homer's Odysseus or Cervantes' Don Quixote. Finally, for an interesting companion text to "Ralph," try Felice Holman's powerful novel "Slake's Limbo."
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Summary: Under the Wheel of Excitement
Review: I read the book Runaway Ralph by Beverly Clearly. I like this book because the character shows that he is brave. The reason I think he is brave is because he went out on his own and survived by himself. My favorite character in the book is Ralph because he is brave and in the book it shows that he is not afraid of anything. When I was reading the book there was some parts that where very exiting and some parts where he got in to problems. After reading the book I rated the book 4 stars because there are also some parts that are not that good. This book is good for 3rd and sixth graders because they would like it very much.
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Summary: Run Away Ralph By Beverly Cleary
Review: Imagine sitting under a huge grandfather clock at a motel until the strike of nine o'clock. Thats's exactly what Ralph did that night. Ralph is the only big mouse besides Uncle Lester, and he is adventurous. All of his other relatives are little, annoying brats that wants a ride on his red motorcycle. So he runs away to Happy Acres camp where he meets a kid named Garf. Garf is a kid who likes to be alone. Garf is also adventurous. This is a very adventurous and exciting and cool book. This book is for all ages. If you like adventurous books,this is your kind of book. I'm sure you will like the part when chum fills up his mouth with sun flower seeds. If you like Judy Blumes writing then you will like this book. This book is right for you!! By William Smithwick
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS HIGH CAMP...well, maybe low...
Review: Ralph's second adventure has him spending the summer at Camp Happy Acres, after departing the Mountain View Inn in a huff of Rodent Individualism. Yes sir, he has had it with being Unappreciated by his extensive family; he's tired of being caught in the Generation Gap--neither adult nor baby. Yup, he's made up his mischievous mind to show them all, to run away (with his famous wheels, all downhill, of course) to seek freedom (and hopefully PBJ sandwiches). Unlike those travel ads about getting there being half the fun, Ralph eats enough dust to recognize the freewheeling lifestyle on the highway as bunk. But he meets quite a menagerie at Camp: kindly Aunt Jill, and an anti-social kid named Garf who sings horrid songs about maiming animals. Then there are the four footed pests: Catso--a feline who delights in torturing mice, and Chum--a grouchy hamster/cum temporary camp mascot. How long will vacationing Ralph remain silent? And how can he ever ride his motorcycle back home again, since it is all uphill? Even before that quandry, how can he escape from his cage in the Crafts Shed and clear the name of his reluctant human friend? A cute read for fans of Ralph S. Mouse, Mouse about Inn and Country!
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Summary: Under the Wheel of Excitement
Review: Runaway Ralph is a totally awesome book to read, and I encourage you to read it too! This book is filled with laughs and a mouse and his motorcycle that are out of their minds for adventure. Ralph (the mouse) lives in an inn called Mountain View Inn and has to deal with his timid mom and uncle and many little bratty cousins. Finally, he decides he has had enough and escapes on his motorcycle to Camp Happy Acres. However,Camp Happy Acres is not what he expects. He finds himself caught in a butterfly net by a guy named Garf and put in a cage. Perhaps home isn't such a bad place to be. Will Ralph find a way to get back home on his motorcycle if he runs out of fule? Well, it's up to you to find out. So don't wait any longer start reading now!
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Summary: Runaway Ralph
Review: Runaway Ralph The novel Runaway Ralph, by Beverly Clearly is a story about a mouse named Ralph and he runs away from home on his red chrome motorcycle. He ends up at Happy Acers summer camp.
Some of the characters I liked are Ralph because he is curious and exciting. Also Chum he is lazy and useless. A character I disliked was Sam because he was rude to Ralph. In Runaway Ralph the thing I like the most is how the animals can talk to each other and that the animals can talk to humans at the same time. The ending of the book Starts in the middle sort of because of what happens at this point of the book.
I think that this novel is written well. I mean that the way that this book was written fits the way this story is told. I think that this book is for people that enjoy animal Storys and fiction books. If there were an age lament I would say that the ages 8-12. I recommend this book to these ages because it is a story that a kid this age will understand this book. I give this book****.
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