The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1965. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. Mouse, a house mouse who can speak to humans (though typically only children), goes on adventures riding his miniature motorcycle, and who longs for excitement and independence while living with his family in a run-down hotel. The book was released as a selection of the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club (Intermediate Division) and won the William Allen White Children's Book Award in 1968.

First sentence: 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.

Year

2007

Language

English

Series

Ralph S Mouse

Publisher

Scholastic Inc.

Editions

51

Reader rating

3.8 / 5 (35)

Pages

158

ISBN

9780590687331

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