the book the tale of despereauxs is out of this world!Even if this is a book when i started reading it ,it was like a farytale coming to life.wh en i started reading this book i couldn't get my eyes away from it ! I fell depply inlove with this book!exept until chapter ten the book is stabbing me with a sharp wooden stick,it killed.When i finish the book i want to keep reading over and over again.this book keeps me occupied and in sespence.No matter what happens the book keeps me awake and waitting to see what will happen next .the book is about a mose named despereaux .he was born with his eyes open .he had big ears and he was really small. he dosen't act like any mice how they aresouposed to .he does the oppisite.i would love to say more about the book but i don't want to give it awaty.i encourge anyone to read this beautiful book.Tale Of Despereaux RULES!!!!!!!
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
By Kate DiCamillo
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | U | 4.7 | 32375 |
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.
Book Reviews (124)
okay... well i read this book with my class so i kinda didnt get it then because we read out loud.then,i read it by myself and i absoutly fell in love with it.i couldnt keep my eyes off of it. it took me fore-evver to read but i finally finished and i wanted to read it again.it kept me occupied and the suspence of the next chapter always killed me!
Great book but I do not like the part when he gets is tail toped off that is the sadest part!!! But great book because it is about his journy but gets in some troble a lot off troble he was soppsto get his head choped off because his family did not like him!!!!!!!! Like how could they hate him? He is so determented and likes pichers and can read!!!!! Find out he gets through a hard and long journy!
I love this book. I read it as a book and also saw it in the movie, and the details were different, but it was absolutely amazing!
Despereaux is much longer than MJET, but because of that, there are more back stories that wonderfully tie together at the end. The back story of Miggery Sow is so touching. If you've seen the movie, do yourself a favor and read the novel too.
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This is a great book because it pulls you in and it's extremely detailed.
this book is really different from the movie i don't like either of them (too cunfuzing)
I agree brdu it was way too confusing and totally different from the book by a long shot!!!
this book was great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is about a mouse named Despereaux. I liked this book because it was an adventure. It was a really good book
The tale of Despereaux is defiantly one of my favorite books!!! It's just about a little rat going an adventure