The Tale of Despereaux
2003 • 267 pages
Ratings64
Average rating3.9
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Ratings64
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.
I thought this book was very charming and sweet. I was so surprised to see a lot of acrimonious one and two star reviews and they seem to be from kids who did not like this book being required reading for them. Going to try reading it with the kids to see what they think.
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