The tale of despereaux [electronic resource] : Being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread. Kate DiCamillo.
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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- ISBN: 9780763649432
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 3 MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) 4.7 ATOS Level 670 Lexile. |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. Somerville: Candlewick Press, 2009. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. |
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Subject: | Juvenile Fiction. Folklore. Juvenile Literature. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |