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The Tale of Despereaux|Kate DiCamillo
The Tale of Despereaux : Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
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A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.
With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780763680893
  • ISBN-10: 0763680893
  • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
  • Publish Date: December 2015
  • Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
  • Page Count: 272
  • Reading Level: Ages 7-10

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