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The Tale of Despereaux

by Kate DiCamillo
Timothy Basil Ering
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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.

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Publisher: Candlewick Press

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 8, 2009

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780763649432
  • Release date: September 8, 2009

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780763649432
  • File size: 6370 KB
  • Release date: September 8, 2009
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Folklore

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.7
Lexile® Measure:670
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3

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.

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Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Folklore
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Funding for additional materials was made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.