The tale of Despereaux

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  • Author: DiCamillo, Kate
    Contributor:

    Malcolm, Graeme

    Summary:

    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.

    Genre: Juvenile fiction, Myths and folk tales
    Original Publisher: New York, N.Y. , Random House/Listening Library
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780739359914

    ,

    0739359916

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DC Contributor

Malcolm, Graeme

Abstract

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.

Genre
Juvenile fiction
Myths and folk tales
Publisher (Source)

New York, N.Y.

Random House/Listening Library

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