by Kate Dicamillo262 pages
This Newberry Honor winner tells the tale of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse who was born with extremely large ears and doesn't quite fit in with his family. He gets himself into trouble when he speaks to the human princess, Princess Pea, and is banished to the dungeon to face the rats, which will most certainly kill him. Much drama ensues, he must save the princess from a rat named Roscuro and a girl named Miggery Sow. Yadda, Yadda, Yadda you probably know the story.
I thought this was a very dark tale. Not exactly what I expected, even having read some of DiCamillo's other works. I enjoyed the descriptive narrative and felt pulled into the story. Overall, I enjoyed it.
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