The Tale of Despereaux
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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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"The Tale of Despereaux" is a well-loved favorite, and for good reason! Kate DiCamillo is a wonderful author, and I loved this book and "Because of Winn-Dixie" growing up. This is a tale of love, adventure, and forgiveness that you'll want to read again and again!
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Kate DiCamillo is the celebrated author of many books for children, including Flora & Ulysses and The Tale of Despereaux, both of which received Newbery Medals. A former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, she lives in Minneapolis
Timothy Basil Ering is the illustrator of the Newbery Medal-winning The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo and the author-illustrator of The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone and Necks Out For Adventure! He lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780763680893
- Publication Date
- December 8, 2015
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Original Publication Date
- August 25, 2003
- Page Count
- 272
- Word Count
- 32226
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 9 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2002034760
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 815678518
- Lexile® Level
- 670L
- Scholastic Level
- U
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 70401
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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