The Tale of Despereaux
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Average rating3.9
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.
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This book was fantastic, at times it had me smiling, but others I was sobbing. Parts of this book were so sad but so good. I would suggest this book for late elementary and early middle schoolers. Especially if they like reading, this is a great book for bookworms.
This sweet middle-grade book about a tiny mouse living in a castle was a great palette cleanser. Children's lit can really have a way of tugging on the heart strings.
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