shopping cart
Call us:  800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Interviews | June 19, 2009

All posts by Dave Jim Lynch Makes Landscape Art... Out of Text

If Carl Hiaasen set one of his novels on a residential stretch of boundary line between British Columbia and Washington, or if Richard Russo's characters had relatives in the Pacific Northwest, the result might be something like Jim Lynch's Border Songs. Continue »


  1. $18.16 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    Border Songs

    Jim Lynch

The Tale of Despereaux Movie Tie-In Junior Novelization (Tale of Despereaux)

by Kate Dicamillo

The Tale of Despereaux Movie Tie-In Junior Novelization (Tale of Despereaux) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

This lively junior novelization of the film The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of several unlikely heroes: Despereaux, a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro, a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea, a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her father's grief; and Mig, a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer. An eight-page full-color insert of stills from the movie is included.

Kate DiCamillo's literary classic about Despereaux Tilling has enchanted children and adults around the globe. In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one small creature teaches a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: What you look like doesn't equal what you are. Published in 23 languages, with more than 2 million copies in print, a New York Times #1 bestseller and winner of the Newbery Medal, The Tale of Despereaux is now animated adventure from Universal Pictures.

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All Rights Reserved.

Synopsis:

DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning and #1 "New York Times"-bestselling tale is now an animated feature film from Universal Pictures, scheduled for theatrical release on December 19th. This novelilzation includes an 8-page, full-color photo insert.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780763640767
Subtitle:
A Junior Novelization
Author:
Dicamillo, Kate
Based on a Book:
DiCamillo, Kate
Author:
DiCamillo, Kate
Author:
Michalak, Jamie
Author:
Candlewick
Publisher:
Candlewick Press (MA)
Subject:
Media Tie-In
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Series:
Tale of Despereaux
Publication Date:
October 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
219
Dimensions:
7.68x5.17x.63 in. .47 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12

Other books you might like

  1. $3.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list
  2. $2.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list
  3. $3.50 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.