This wonderful novel tells the story of a small mouse, a young princess, and a bitter rat named Roscuro. Despereaux is a mouse who is born so small, and with such huge ears, that his parents think he will never live. However, he becomes the hero of this book when he falls in love with the Princess Pea, and sets off to rescue her when she is taken prisoner in the deepest, darkest corner of the dungeon.
For all readers who have are secret dreamers, who love tales of heroes and knights, and who wish in their hearts for happy endings, this sweet and fantastic tale will beg to be read over and over again.
Fiction
Grades 4-9
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