Despereaux is a mouse unlike any other mouse: he is not afraid of anything and craves adventure. After falling in love with a princess and getting banished from his town to the dungeon, Despereaux is captured by rats. He manages to escape and vows to act bravely and courageously when faced with danger. he does this by saving the princess. This is also the story of Roscuro, the rat who does not fit in with the other rats; Princess Pea and her father are saddened by the death of the queen. and Mig wishes she lived as royalty in the castle. Mig got her wish; she lives in the castle, thought not as royalty but as a servant. This is their story and how they overcame their struggles and supposed places in life to get what they truly wanted and deserved.
I had not read a graphic novel before reading this book, and it was not easy to get used to this style of writing and novels. There is not much text, so I had to depend a lot on the pictures to get the full story and realize when there was a change in scene. It's a good thing the pictures are pretty detailed and brightly colored! I think students would like this book because of the way it is written: like a comic book.
This was a great movies, but even better is the book.
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