The Tale of Despereaux

ISBN-13:	9780763680893
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	12/08/2015
Series:	Tale of Despereaux Series
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	7,063
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

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.