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The Tale of Despereaux (/ ˈ d ɛ s p ər oʊ /, DES-per-oh) is a 2003 children's fantasy book by American writer Kate DiCamillo.The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats.
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American children's fiction author. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tiger Rising, The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician's Elephant, the Mercy Watson series, and Flora & Ulysses.
The council banishes Despereaux for the crime of having courage. The "threadmaster", a blind mouse named Hovis, lowers Despereaux into the dungeons using a red thread, where he is presumed dead by the rest of the mice. In the dungeons, Despereaux tells the princess story to the jailor, Gregory, who stops listening and leaves him alone.
Kate DiCamillo, the beloved author behind children's classics like "Because of Winn-Dixie," is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Newbery Medal-winning book "The Tale of Despereaux."
Edition Tintenfaß: 2010 (Latin script) 2018 (Anglo-Saxon runes) Old English: Be Siwarde þam sidfeaxan [1] Der Struwwelpeter: Heinrich Hoffmann: Fritz Kemmler: Edition Tintenfaß: 2010 Old English: Petres Haran Saga [14] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit: Beatrix Potter: A. A. Brunn ...
The numbers speak for themselves: Between 2001 and 2011, Warner Bros. released eight Harry Potter movies based on Rowling's seven books that grossed a collective $7.7 billion worldwide.The films ...
Rebekah West, editorial director of the Little, Brown's Piaktus imprint, told the Telegraph: "This level of fan devotion hasn't been seen since the days of Harry Potter." Cliffhanger
Despereaux Tilling Kate DiCamillo: The Tale of Despereaux: A castle-mouse and the only living mouse of his mother's last litter. Named for the despairs and sadnesses of that time, Despereaux is an oddball among the mouse community from birth, as he is born with a small body, huge ears, and open eyes. Frankie and Benjy: Douglas Adams
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