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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle: Book 1

The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1965) (edit title/settings)

by Beverly Cleary (Author) (edit contributors)

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"Boy!" said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. "Boy, oh boy!" Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right. Ralph the mouse ventures out... read more

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"Boy!" said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. "Boy, oh boy!" Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right. Ralph the mouse ventures out... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

"Boy!" said Ralph to himself, his whiskers quivering with excitement. "Boy, oh boy!" Feeling that this was an important moment in his life, he took hold of the handgrips. They felt good and solid beneath his paws. Yes, this motorcycle was a good machine all right. Ralph the mouse ventures out from behind the piney knothole in the wall of his hotel-room home, scrambles up the telephone wire to the end table, and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle left there by a young guest. His thrill ride does not last long. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall right to the bottom of a metal wastebasket. Luckily, Keith, the owner of the motorcycle, returns to find his toy. Keith rescues Ralph and teaches him how to ride the bike. Thus begins a great friendship and many awesome adventures. Once a mouse can ride a motorcyle ... almost anything can happen!

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  • “I love my motorcycle.”
    Ralph S. Mouse
  • “Get up. We are having a family reunion.”

First Sentence edit see section history

Keith, the boy in the rumpled shorts and shirt, did not know he was being watched as he entered room 215 of the Mountain View Inn.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapter 1-The New Guests pg. 11
Chapter 2-The Motorcycle pg. 19
Chapter 3-Trapped! pg. 28
Chapter 4-Keith pg. 35
Chapter 5-Adventure in the Night pg. 48
Chapter 6-A Peanut ButterSandwhich pg. 61
Chapter 7- The Vacuum Cleaner pg. 74
Chapter 8-A Family Reunion pg. 86
Chapter 9-Ralph Takes Command pg. 95
Chapter 10-An Anxious Night pg. 106
Chapter 11-The Search pg. 120
Chapter 12-An Errand of Mercy pg. 131
Chapter 13-A Subject for a Composition pg. 142

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 2 in The Mouse and the Motorcycle. (standard series)

Followed by Runaway Ralph.

Followed by Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.

This is book 567 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Vuk, and followed by Telephone tales..

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Beverly Cleary (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic INC.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1965
ISBN: 978-0-688-21698-6
Page Count: 196

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  • Runaway Ralph
  • Ralph S. Mouse

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