Running Wild: Upchuck and the Rotten Willy (Original)

by Bill Wallace

Book Overview

It's not so bad living a dog's life. Unless you're a cat.

Most times, hanging out with Rotten Willy (the huge dog on the cover) was cool. We played chase, talked, and chowed down on spaghetti and meatballs at Luigi's restaurant. Even though he was a dog (and sometimes called me Upchuck instead of Chuck), I could handle it. He was my best friend.

Then this baseball stuff started and Willy went bonkers. I never saw him act so crazy. On...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743400275
• ISBN13: 9780743400275
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Rotton Willy and Upchuck Running Wild

This is a good book if you in middle school and up. At the end of the book it'll leave you guessing what will happen next or will there be another book in the future to tell you what will happen.The book tries to teach you a lesson in life, that is why I said middle school and up, the lesson is about friendship and could change your friendship with a close friend forever.Willy also known as rotten Willy is a dog who loves baseball and happens to be friends with Chuck also know as Upchuck a cat who needed a friend cause all the other cats in the neiborhood moved away or got hit by a car.Somehow chuck gets hurt all the time and gets knocked out by playen hide-and-seek and hits his head or by some other odd reason, And Willy brings chuck's body to his water bowl and wakes chuck up by splashing him with water.Then out of nowhere a couple of cats move next door and scare chuck in his own yard, they meet for the first time and from there they become friends. But chuck finds out how they feel about dogs and cats who like dogs, but know chuck has to choose who he wants to be friends with, chuck talks to Willy about the deal and Willy wants chuck to be friends with both the cats and Willy. (Read the book to find out more)One day the phone rings and it is chucks human friend Katie talking to her parents about coming home from collage and bringing her fiancée and there coming home during the weekend and she shows up with a surprise.I'll leave it up to you to find out what happens ...

The Upchuck and Rotten willy Mainia

I believe UpChuck and the Rotten Willy books are hilarious,great,funny,and interesting.The first time I read book #1 I was amazed! I said There should be more of them cute books. well,my wish came true!!!! now 3 UpChuck and the Rotten Willy books are scatterd around the U.S. I really Think kids of all ages should read or be read this book.I read book 1 in 5th grade. I love dogs and cats so thats the book for me! I own all 3 books and hopefully you will too!!!!!

The Great Upchuck and Rotten Willy

This book is about a cat and a dog that show true friendship toward each other. Upchuck (a cat) meets the new neighbor's cats, Rikki and Roscoe. Roscoe tries to be boss of everybody. Rotten Willy (a dog) disappears when Upchuck meets the cats. Upchuck feels very guilty when he leaves Rotten Willy out of his fun.

Book Review of Up Chuk and Roten Willy

This bookis about acat and dog.And they found each otherat a fence.There run away animals.They ran away because theywhere moveing.And his name was roten willy.His real name isWrot Willer.