When Love Conquers Hate!
Title: The Take of Despereaux Author: Kate DiCamillo Illustrator: Timothy Basil Ering Copyright: 2003 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Guided Reading Level: O Genre: Fairy Tale/Fantasy This book has won: The John Newbery Medal Summary: This fantastically written fairy tale gives readers the chance to be truly wrapped up in a novel - where readers feel as if they are actually inside the story. Kids will absolutely love this triumphant and suspenseful novel! In DiCamillo's inspiring novel, there are four different characters shining through the pages. DiCamillo first writes about Despereaux, the protagonist. Despereaux is a small mouse born with his eyes open - considerably rare for newborn mice - and the only survivor of his mother's babies. Despereaux grows up to be a considerably smart mouse, as he grows fond of reading and listening to music. One day Despereaux's curiousity for music ends up causing Desperaux to...