The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some... Summary
Kate DiCamillo

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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some... Summary

The Tale of Despereaux is a Newberry Medal book by famed children's author Kate DiCamillo. Despereaux is the story of an unusual hero, a mouse. Despereaux was born with his eyes open and lives his life that way, looking for adventure and love in places other mice fear to go. For this reason, Despereaux finds himself trapped in the dungeon of a castle while the girl he loves is facing certain...

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