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Book · by Beverly Cleary · first published 2007

How many pages is Runaway Ralph?

Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary has a median of 175 pages across 17 English-language print editions with a recorded page count; most editions have exactly 175 pages.

Median pages
175
17 editions counted
Range
140–224
shortest to longest edition
Reading time
3.1h
at 260 wpm (fiction average)
Words (est.)
48k
at 275 words per page

How long will Runaway Ralph take you?

Starts at the fiction average of 260 words per minute and 275 words per page. Move the slider to your own speed.

Reading time
3 h 05 min
At 30 min a day
7 days
At 1 hour a day
4 days

Page count of every edition, by year

Each dot is one English-language print edition. Shaded: middle half of editions. Line: median.

150200197019801990200020101970: 175 pages1970: 175 pages1970: 175 pages1970: 175 pages1974: 175 pages1974: 147 pages1978: 140 pages1982: 175 pages1985: 175 pages1989: 175 pages1991: 191 pages1998: 175 pages2000: 224 pages2000: 175 pages2006: 175 pages2009: 195 pages2014: 195 pagesmedian 175
150200198020001970: 175 pages1970: 175 pages1970: 175 pages1970: 175 pages1974: 175 pages1974: 147 pages1978: 140 pages1982: 175 pages1985: 175 pages1989: 175 pages1991: 191 pages1998: 175 pages2000: 224 pages2000: 175 pages2006: 175 pages2009: 195 pages2014: 195 pagesmedian 175
Open Library edition records (2026-09-30 dump).

Pages by format

Hardcover, paperback and mass-market editions are typeset differently, so the same text can run to more or fewer pages.

FormatMedian pagesEditionsReading time
Hardcover17583 h 05 min
Paperback18523 h 16 min
Mass market16122 h 50 min

Editions counted

The 17 editions behind the figures above, newest first. 1 more edition was set aside because the page count was less than half or more than 2.2 times the median, which usually means an abridged text, an omnibus, or a typing error. Open Library lists 60 editions of this work in all languages and formats.

YearPublisherFormatPagesOpen Library
2014HarperTrophypaperback195OL32217899M
2009HarperCollins Publishershardcover195OL58775603M
2006Listening LibraryHardcover175OL10352443M
2000HarperTrophySchool & Library Binding224OL9883168M
2000HarperTrophy–175OL3971208M
1998Scholastic IncPaperback175OL26791649M
1991Avon Camelotlibrary binding191OL7432660M
1989Morrow Junior BooksLibrary Binding175OL26791605M

More by Beverly Cleary

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Questions

How many pages is Runaway Ralph?
About 175 pages: that is the median of 17 English-language print editions on Open Library. Editions range from 140 to 224 pages.
How long does it take to read Runaway Ralph?
About 3 h 05 min at 260 words per minute, assuming 275 words per page. At 30 minutes a day that is 7 days.
How many words is Runaway Ralph?
Roughly 48,000 words, estimated from the median page count at 275 words per page. Open Library does not record word counts, so this is an estimate.

Data: Open Library monthly data dumps (works, editions, authors, reading log, ratings) (Open Library / Internet Archive); How many words do we read per minute? A review and meta-analysis of reading rate (Marc Brysbaert, Journal of Memory and Language 109 (2019)).