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Runaway Ralph — Content Guide for Parents

By Beverly ClearyHarperCollins Publishers1970ISBN 9780062014795210 pages
Runaway Ralph

Found in this book

  • ViolenceBrief
  • Scary contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Ralph runs away looking for freedom but winds up a prisoner at a summer camp.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Runaway Ralph appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A camp cat hunts Ralph and a human steps in before he is harmed, and camp songs mention hitting field mice on the head; a guide rates the violence very low. Ralph is stalked by a mouse-hungry cat and is kept in a cage for much of the story, with several tense moments.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have violence?

    Found (Brief): A camp cat hunts Ralph and a human steps in before he is harmed, and camp songs mention hitting field mice on the head; a guide rates the violence very low.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Ralph is stalked by a mouse-hungry cat and is kept in a cage for much of the story, with several tense moments.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Runaway Ralph have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.