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The Tale of Despereaux Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo, Timothy Ering
Hardcover: Aug 2003,
272 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2006,
272 pages.
Rated of 5
by Cloe Amazing
This book is awesome. Teaches you a lot of things. A book that you would want to read over and over again. Suited for any age group.
Rated of 5
by B. Kennedy The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux is a great book! I say it's the best book I ever read. It has many feelings that a lot of people can understand. The first time I heard the story was in Texas. My teacher read it to the class. But before she finished it, I had to move here. I was very sad until I found it in a book order. And so, we bought it, I finished it, and I decided that it was the best book I ever read. Now I'm reading it to my sister!
Rated of 5
by Isabella The Tale of Desperaux
I thought the book was thrillng and exciting! I hope all children come to enjoy the message, story, and meaning in this great book.
Rated of 5
by ali The Tale of Despereaux
This is one of the best books in the entire world. I loved it. Some people say the its insulting children and stuff but thats just one character its not like the author said that all children who are abandoned are fat and have impossible dreams thats just the way the story goes. But anyway it was such a great book.
Rated of 5
by noor khan I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
i think the tale of despereax was a great book. i got really into it, and i think that if you like action books, you will like this book a lot. i actually got really into it, and i dont always get into books.
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by Rachel Graham Insulting to 600,000 at risk children
I feel the Newberry committee deserves to be scolded on their choice of “The tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo, a Newberry medal winner; a child is abused and abandoned is not interesting enough the author felt the child should be slow-witted, fat and lazy as well. How dare the author make light of a child who is gratuitously scolded, beaten and abandoned. It added nothing to the story other than showing she had a “ridiculous wish” this author should be ashamed of herself.
A child who has faced abandonment, abuse and injury deserves to have a wish and not thought of as “ridiculous.”
I feel this author is un-kind and insulting to the 600,000 at-risk children in this country who dream of a day of safety. Are their dreams of a home and family “ridiculous”?
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