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The Book of Ralph : A Novel
The Book of Ralph A Novel
Author: John McNally
All of us need a Ralph in our lives.
Chicago, 1978. Hank Boyd, a solid B+ student, a good kid, wants eighth grade to be his special year. But when Ralph, an oddball troublemaker who ' s been held back twice, gets the idea that he and Hank are pals, Hank's year devolves into an odyssey as frightening as it is hilarious.John...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743257770
ISBN-10: 0743257774
Publication Date: 4/19/2005
Pages: 304
Rating:
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3.2 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Paperback
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Enjoyable and entertaining.
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Ralph is not exactly the friend you'd want for your eighth-grader--he failed grades three and five, already shaves and keeps mugs shots of himself in his wallet. But he's just about the only friend Hank has, so Hank finds himself sucked into Ralph's schemes, most of which don't quite work out as planned. Which is usually a good thing.

Jeff McNally grew up on the southwest side of Chicago in the '70's and in a related series of short-story-like chapters makes the time and place come alive.
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This story was hard to get into....


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