You probably heard a lot about this lovely novel by Kate DiCamillo when the movie adaption came out a while back, but I didn't get around to reading it till just recently. Well, rather, I listened to it, on one of these handy-dandy 'Playaways' from my local library; a compact, portable MP3 player with just that audio book programmed in, ready for you to listen to on the go. I will have to check out the hardcover edition sometime, though, as I'm eager to see the illustrations!The Tale Of Desereaux is a charming story about an extremely small and large-eared mouse, Desereaux Tilling. Our hero is quite unlike the other mice; he has no passion for scurrying, thinks about the oddest things--like music!--and would rather read books than eat them! All very unusual for a mouse. He pulls the last straw in the mouse community when he sits in plain view of the human king and his daughter, and promptly falls in love with the Princess Pea.
And so, Despereaux is banished to the dungeons, where the terrible rats live. This is where we meet Roscuro, a rat who prefers light to darkness, and a grand adventure ensues, which I won't spoil you about! This was really a wonderful book; I wish I had had time to read it sooner!
I wanted to tell you guys that for the past couple of weeks, I've been volunteering at my local library. It's a really fun experience for me, and I'm learning a lot about how much work goes into it all! I know some of you teens and tweens have to do community service in the summer for school; if you like working with books, I suggest looking into helping out at the library!
Happy reading!
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