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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

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lexis lea (11/27/07)

despereax, roscuro, miggery and soup

I think everyone should read this book, it is my favorite novel! There are some sad parts, but heroic Despereax risks his life to save a princess that is in a dungeon and a little girl with a butcher knife desperate to be a princess with a dumb normal rat. I love the book I give it a three thumb up
GO DESPEREAUX.

nyasia (10/19/07)

The Tale of Despereaux

This was a book that I can enjoy and not stop reading.I have already read this book 3 times and I'm not sick of it - this book is so fantastic and it is very cute.

Sarah Lossder (09/06/07)

the bes book on the face of the earth

The tale of Despereaux is the best book that I had ever reaad in my life. I really recommend this book to young readers who want a challange to read but wants it to be adventurous. I think that this is the best book that my teachers ever had me read my friend and I finished it in two days. Thank you Kate Dicamillo for writing the best book ever!

jessica7775 (08/26/07)

Despereaoux the mouse

After I heard this story I read it 3 more times so think the mouse called Despereaux inspired me me read a lot of books like Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Erin (06/20/07)

AWSOME BOOK!

I loved this book. it was full of excitement and courage and lots of things that make a book good to read. I could read this book over and over again.

Amy (06/19/07)

Great read-a-loud

I am a mom who reads to her children at night. This was a beautiful and well written story.My children and I greatly enjoyed it. The only drawback to this book, though was that is was so good that I found myself reading to the children longer than I should have because we all enjoyed the story. Parents, should you read this book to your children you may have to be flexible about bed time for a few nights!

another dude that read this book (05/24/07)

the tale of despereaux

This book was awesome! i give it....lets see....2...carry the one..... 50000000 thumbs up!

good book (05/14/07)

LUV IT

I am so thrilled to have read this book! It is about a mouse, princess, some soup and a spool of red thread! If you think this book is not good at all you are WRONG! This is not an insulting book , if you read carefully you would understand it. This is a book you need to read till the end in order to understand it. Plus it goes back in time!

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