The Mouse and the Motorcycle

#97 in Middle grade

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Beverly Cleary

First published 1965Original language ENMiddle grade

7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 10150 ratingsConfidence 51%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#97 of 144 in Middle grade ahead of 33% of the category
158
Pages
about 3 h
Reading time

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About the book

A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.

Reading order · Ralph S. Mouse

Full order & progress →
  1. The Mouse and the Motorcycle
    The Mouse and the Motorcycle1965 · 150 ratingsThis book
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. Runaway Ralph
    Runaway Ralph1970 · 113 ratings
    8.28.2 / 10
  3. Ralph S. Mouse
    Ralph S. Mouse1982 · 20 ratings · Not ranked yet
    –Not ranked yet

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.7 across 150 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Middle grade average of 8.0. That is how 7.9 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.735 23%
Hardcover7.8115 77%

Frequently asked

What age is The Mouse and the Motorcycle for?

The Mouse and the Motorcycle sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 158 pages — shorter than 90% of the ranked books in Middle grade.

In this book

Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.

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