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Tale of Despereaux by Kate Di Camillo 99. The Giver by Lois Lowry
100. Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper
101. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo ... by Kate DiCamillo. Just finished reading this one aloud tonight. We enjoyed it, but I didn't love it the way I loved Despereaux or Edward Tulane. You get a glimpse (and the book jacket tells you) that the story is filled with hope and magic, but the majority of it is very gloomy and ... ... your reviews, and wow, if you call me insightful, that is a compliment indeed. I love your review of the Narnia books and The Tale of Despereaux, which echoes my feelings about it from when I read it years ago. It looks to me as if you don't have a challenge thread. Why not?? It's a good way ... In The Tale of Despereaux, a rat falls into this serving vessel and kills the queen. Then all such vessels and spoons are outlawed in the kingdom. No soup for you!
edited to spell the little guy's name correctly
49.) The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo ****
Charming children/young adults story about a mouse who must brave the dark and the dungeon to save the princess he loves. Though pitched at a younger audience than His Dark Materials and the Harry Potter series, like those books, this ... ... Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1983.
DeJong, Meindert. The Wheel on the School. New York: Harper Collins, 1954.
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candle Wick Press, 2003.
Du Bois, William Pene. ... ... Dark Frigate (1923)
Crispin: The Cross of Lead (2003)
It's Like This, Cat (1963)
The Westing Game (1978)
The Tale of Despereaux (2003)
Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze (1932)
Missing May (1992)
The Whipping Boy (1986)
Holes (1998)
The Twenty-One Balloons ( ... ... read in ages! I think my middle schoolers will love it!
Other favorites:
Copper Sun
The Higher Power of Lucky
The Tale of Despereaux
Touching Spirit Bear
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
Speak
The City of Bones
A Mango-Shaped Space
... whole series at one time.
Here are some of the books we have read recently that we have all liked.
Ella Enchanted
A Tale of Despereaux
The BFG
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Half Magic
A Wrinkle in Time
The Silver Chair I bought The Tale of Despereaux yesterday. It might be a total kids' book, but I find it amusing. :) ... by Roald Dahl
No More Dead Dogs
And then in Spanish to send to Joyce in Panama:
Corazón de Tinta (Inkheart)
Despereaux (The Tale of Despereaux)
La telaraña de Carlota (Charlotte's Web)
Tuck para Siempre (Tuck Everlasting)
El Capitán Calzoncillos (Captain Underpants)
... ... on the ones I read in the future):
1. The Lion in the Valley, Elizabeth Peters.
2. Fingersmith, Sarah Waters.
3. The Tale of Despereaux, Kate DiCamillo (read to Mr Bear).
4. The Clothes on Their Backs, Linda Grant.
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: and Six Other Stories, F. ... The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Total books read: 25.5 I just finished The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Absolutely loved it. It was a much needed breath of fresh air.
Next up is Turn Coat by Jim Butcher. I am with Despereaux about to visit the Mouse Council. #62: I've got The Tale of Despereaux near the top of my TBR list, and my kids are barely a twinkle in my eye. ;) #55, AMQS - Not reading Despereaux for any kids. Just reading it for myself. I'm a big kid at heart. >42, I read Despereaux aloud last year when my girls were 9 and 6. We loved it. ... his Nightside books, but Richardson and Sniegoski were totally new to me. I really enjoyed all four stories.
Next up is The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. I havent read The Tale of Despereaux but I have read Kiss the Girls I have not read Kushiel's Dart but I have read The Tale of Despereaux #139, the novelization of Despereaux? :( We loved the original version, and thought it was a terrific read-aloud. Once for Christmas a relative gave one of my daughters The Cat in the Hat, only it was "based on the movie based on the book." It still holds the household record for fastest ... ... Mom. I think you have enough books now." Here's what we got:
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
The Tale of Despereaux, which I didn't realize was the novelization version until I got home... dammit.
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth ~M ... I have not read The Tale of Despereaux, but I have read A Tale of Two Cities. I have not read Treasure Island but I have read The Tale of Despereaux I finished The Tale of Despereaux and the rereading of SS and i will now read The Book of Lost Things (since I have heard so much about the book around HE) and CoS Finished The Tale of Despereaux and it was a nice short story...
Books read: 8 ... SS again for a little comfort reading and also because I like to read the books before the movie comes out and I'm reading The Tale of Despereaux which should be a really fast read ... children are brave and ingenious and the vocabulary is beautifully explained along the way.
Kate DiCamillio wrote The Tale of Despereaux and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, which were magical.
She might like The Borrowers series by Mary Norton and the "shoes" series ... It seems like anything that has been made into a movie recently is popular with our younger patrons. City of Ember, The Tale of Despereaux, Coraline, The Spiderwick Chronicles, even the Twilight books didn't start getting very popular around here until the first film was announced.
The ... ... World Records
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Babymouse series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Captain Underpants
The Tale of Despereaux
Interesting that only one The Tale of Despereauxis an award-winning book (although The Lightning Thief was on the Texas Bluebonnet list a ... ... Truth About Forever looks very good. I will put it on the Continent.
Have you read any of DiCamillo's other books? The Tale of Despereaux is very good, too. I read both it and The Miraculous Journey last year.
I really enjoy Sharon Creech's books, too. Her Walk Two Moons made my ... Born Free
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Zathura
Tale of Despereaux
Coraline
Because of Winn-Dixie
Hoot
Lipstick Jungle
Sixth Sense
only one Harry Potter is already listed, is the sensation done? If it is chapter books, then The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe (as well as the other Narnia ones), The Tale of Despereaux, and Tom's midnight garden. Although a more recent one is battling for my top three, called The Underneath by Kathi Appelt.
If it is picture books, then Wher ... ... of Lucky
2006 Lynne Rae Perkins - Criss Cross
2005 Cynthia Kadohata - Kira-Kira
2004 Kate DiCamillo - The Tale of Despereaux
2003 Avi - Crispin: The Cross of Lead
2002 Linda Sue Park - A Single Shard
2001 Richard Peck - A Year Down Yonder
2000 Christo ... 1. The Tale of Despereaux
2. Do you Believe?: Conversations on God and Religion
3. Snuff
4. The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse
5. Naked came the Manatee
Naked came the Manatee : Take three Fidel Castro heads (well actually four), a montage of unique characters ... 4. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Sweet fun fast read. I don't have kids but I love cheildren's books! ... no hurry to get it, of course. I hyperventilate sometimes at the size of Mt TBR!!
But one fewer book on it now: Despereaux was finished this evening. A rather charming book, if a bit black at times for a small boy of Mr Bear's tender years. (It also changes from one group of ... I have visited the Newbery Project and I am beguiled. I have read a couple (The Tale of Despereaux and Holes) and I am hoping to order a few more from the library once I have finished my Childhood Memories Reading Challenge. Thank you! ... d:
I'm reading a rather elegant mystery in the Inspector Mouse series
I wondered if it was more similar in style to Despereaux or Redwall. I'm going with neither. Welcome to the group, Ti99er!
I read The Tale of Despereaux last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. I also read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by her and though it was great, so you may want to give it a try as well. Hope I did it right this time.
1. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
2. Do you Believe?: Conversations on God and Religion by Antonio Monda
3. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
4. The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin
5. Naked came the Manatee ... ... this a try. I don't know if I'll make it to 75 but it sure will be fun trying. I started off with an easy one.
1. The Tale of Despereaux ... my husband reading a chapter of a harder book sitting in the hall while they lay in bed.
Big winners with both were A Tale of Despereaux, the Series of Unfortunate Events and anything by Beverly Cleary. ... Cross (but might just send it unread, it's not grabbing me much), and every now and then Mr Bear & I do pop back into The Tale of Despereaux but he got some spoilers from school friends who've seen bootlegged copies of the movie and he's less interested now. (Damned bootlegs and gossipy ... ... Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
2007: The Higher Power of Lucky
2006: Criss Cross
2005: Kira-Kira
2004: The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
2003: Crispin: the Cross of Lead
2002: A Single Shard
2001: A Year D ... Finished #52 The Tale of Despereaux. ... these are the ones that I got from my mom and husband this morning:
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli
The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonse ... Eah. You do what you gotta do. ;)
I'm in the middle of reading The Tale of Despereaux with my class. We just finished book the second yesterday. When we come back we will start book the third (that will be Jan. 5th). I've told my kids that if anyone sees the movie, they have to keep what ... ... I think this will force me to read books/watch movies that I might not have chosen otherwise.
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I finished The Tale of Despereaux last night, and decided it was too dark for my soon-to-be six year old daughter. That will go back on the shelf for a couple more years. Now I'm going to pick up the seasonally appropriate Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris. Can't wait!! Just finished The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. I'm generally a big fan of "animal fantasies" but I thought this one was just a little too cutesy.
Just starting The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt. I'm just a little ways into it, but so far it's great. It reminds me a bit of Jonatha ... ... ER book. I enjoyed it very much, although I won't get to writing my review until tomorrow. Today I'm halfway through The Tale of Despereaux, which I'm reading to see if I can read it to my daughter/take her to the movie when it comes out. The Tale of Despereaux is really good, but it's not quite what I would call action-packed. It's an adventure book, but there are definitely parts that are a little slower.
For other recommendations: I haven't read (or listened to) the Artemis Fowl books yet, but The Supernaturalist by the ... ... Groff
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo ... a Purl Thing)
Chicks with Sticks (Knit Two Together)
Foundling
Mira, Mirror
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Tale of Despereaux
Edited to add Melting Stones from the library, as well The closest "grabbable" book with 56 pages is The Tale of Despereaux:
"...the word. "I am not sorry. I will not renounce my..." ... your head!). I am currently reading Dear American Airlines which I grabbed at the library last week when I picked up The Tale of Despereaux which I am reading to my daughter in preparation for the release of the movie. I am enjoying both books very much. ... recipes (several of which I used for Thanksgiving dinner)
433. The Calder Game by Blue Balliett - YA
434. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo - YA; excellent book - a charming story; thanks go to ThePam for the recommendation
435. Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far ... Pam:about Despereaux 'I wonder if the movie will keep that dark edge'.
I wondered the same thing. I bought the book for my six year old grandson for this Christmas but cautioned my DIL to read it first and if it was to dark for him she could put it back for next year. Now that there's a movie ... ... Meyer. (The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton would be a close second.)
8) Animal Protagonist: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. (The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse by Bruce Hale would be a close second.) I recently read some of Kate Dicamillo's works. She is a great writer. I believe The Tale of Despereaux is coming out as a movie soon. I've tried to obtain this book from my local library, but it must be popular because it is never on the shelf.
Pam, finally sat down last night and read The Tale of Despereaux that you had recommended, and I am so glad I did. What a lovely, charming book. Thanks again! ... Journey of Edward Tulane. I got it off The Pam's list and she recommended another one of DiCamillo's books to me, The Tale of Despereaux, but I have not gotten to it yet. You might want to check this one out as well. ...
111. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
112. Shopaholic takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
113. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DeCamillo
114. Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
115. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
116. The Liars Club ... ... of already announced forthcoming books are by authors I'm familiar with who are usually reliable.
I'm still reading The Tale of Despereaux to my family, truth be told we've only read it two nights since we started a month ago as it has been a very bad month for having everyone ... ... now you've mentioned a big unexpected twist :).
And still going on Don't Move, and Mr Bear & I are still enjoying Despereaux, even if the last chapter we read was a bit late at night and filled with Big Concepts (betrayal by one's father, but you'd think he'd know all about that given ... ... movie adaptation of Horton Hears A Who. So guess what was on the reading list tonight? :) Plus another (short) chapter of Despereaux, which I'm finding very charming. And Mr Bear & I finished Prince Caspian last night. We'll probably start The Tale of Despereaux next, although he's having a hard time picturing a book without Aslan. (Or without Lucy, more to the point.) But Prince Caspian wasn't the easiest - there was a lot of dialogue and the tale at the ... ... in a single sitting for this age group. Maybe some short stories that could work, though - or parts of these books.
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The Tale of Despereaux
Tuck Everlasting or The Search for Delicious Meaning of words
Masterpiece Art
The Lightning Thief Greek Mythology
the Phantom Tollbooth ... ... surprised I finished this category first, since it was more of an afterthought. Probably my favorite book in the bunch was The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
Least favorite: TV/Movie Tie-Ins/Novelizations. I created this one mainly because I have so many unread Buffy the Vam ... Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed, "Tulane". When you're in the mood for more Dicamillo you might want to check out The Tale of Despereaux.
no doubt :)
We started on Despereaux tonight - I find some books more fun to read aloud than others - this is a fun one. ... through it all, Mr Bear was mostly quiet through it all, and I tried to not cry at the end. I'm a wuss. The trailer for The Tale of Despereaux did look charming, and I did seem to remember it was a book. Maybe one to read to Mr Bear after we finish Prince Caspian...? Oh gosh darn, another ... ... less story and more rambling 'humour' than the last, but they're fun to read aloud :)
Our next read-aloud book will be The Tale Of Despereaux which I gave to my daughter a couple of years ago - and which she's not yet read - I'll now read it to everyone before the film adaptation comes out < ... ... Creech. I've got a bunch of her books, but haven't gotten to them yet. (Perhaps even more humiliating: I haven't read The Tale of Despereaux yet.)
Right now I'm halfway through Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Very good so far. ... I got...
They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky by Benson Deng
Bonk by Mary Roach
Stiff by Mary Roach
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Four Queens by Nancy Goldstone ... and while it was still an enjoyable read, it's the weakest in the series so far.
I've also torn through The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (review here) and The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (review here), ... I felt uneasy when I saw The Tale of Despereaux was turned into a movie -- to be released this Nov or Dec. Even more uneasy when I saw the trailer, which does not seem to resemble the book in any way. Sigh. I'm sure my kids will want to see it. I'm just glad we read the book first. 
Also,
The Tale of Despareaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
... through ARC books.
This is sort of a paranormal romance. I really love the concept.
#48 ThePam I just recently read The Tale of Despereaux for our kids discussion for summer reading. It was cute, but dark. Her book Because of Winn-Dixie which was a discussion book a few summers ago ... Despareaux by Kate DiCamillo. Absolutely surprising book about a mouse, a human princess, a sorrowful girl, and two evil rats.
Very much in the style of an old fashioned fairytale. Some nice dark elements. Not one I'd read to very young children. ... burning of the Fenice, but felt the book meanered around Venice for the longest time before getting to the point.
115. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo - a cute tale about a mouse overcoming his size for a girl he loves.
116. Blue Bloods by Melissa De la Cruz - Loved it! A new ... 33. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
270 pages / 2006 / 3 stars / YA
The Tale of Despereaux is really 3 stories in one that all intertwine around one central character, the Princess Pea, at the end. It is the story of Despereaux Tilling, an uncommonly small mouse who was born ... keep writing Nikkles, I'm here cheering you on.
The tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamilo is even better than Edward Tulane, have you read that?
(I agree kid stories should be good stories) ... the Berenstain Bears stuff): chapter books (stuff like Captain Underpants and The Magic Treehouse); juvenile fiction (Tale of Despereaux, Eragon and the like) and teen (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Pretties, and Maximum Ride). Maybe they've gotten more complicated since I left.
... ... currently reading the Wayside School books by Louis Sachar and he is getting a laugh out of them.
I also second The Tale of Despereaux and Fantastic Mr. Fox for reading aloud.
... Thud! (fantasy, 373 pp)
8. Autobiography of My Dead Brother (YA, 210 pp)
9. The Blind Side (sports, 299 pp)
10. The Tale of Despereaux (children's, 269 pp)
11. Onion John (children's, 248 pp)
12. Stargirl (YA, 186 pp)
13. Fahrenheit 451 (novel, 190 pp)
14. Soon I Will Be In ... ... Udo Weigelt (touchstones the wrong title)
3) Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle
4) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
5) Wuzzles #5: Hoppopotamus Plays Detective by Douglas Hutchinson (#2: overlaps with "Juveni ... ... life by Joseph Ledoux
Being geniuses together, 1920-1930 by Robert McAlmon
Paging Aphrodite by Kim Green
The tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and ... by Kate Dicamillo
Many things have happened since he died by Elizabeth Dewberry Vau ... 23. The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo Because of Winn Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo are great for 10 year olds. ... Thud! (fantasy, 373 pp)
8. Autobiography of My Dead Brother (YA, 210 pp)
9. The Blind Side (sports, 299 pp)
10. The Tale of Despereaux (children's, 269 pp)
11. Onion John (children's, 248 pp)
12. Stargirl (YA, 186 pp)
13. Fahrenheit 451 (novel, 190 pp)
14. Soon I Will Be In ... ... don't promise I'll buy anything other's eyes have previously perused, but I'll enter with an open mind...
just finished Despereaux and started Fahrenheit 451, with a bookmark ready for The Thin Place... ... Thud! (fantasy, 373 pp)
8. Autobiography of My Dead Brother (YA, 210 pp)
9. The Blind Side (sports, 299 pp)
10. The Tale of Despereaux (children's, 269 pp)
11. Onion John (children's, 248 pp)
12. Stargirl (YA, 186 pp)
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master list relocated to #63 (I have to write it ... ... will consider this ya, but I do. And it is definitely romantic! I like romance that a boy or a girl can pick up. How about The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
I think teens like romance as much as adventure. I do anyway. ... ***
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee *****
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens **1/2
Read with my son:
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein ****
When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke ****
Currently ... ...
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
edited to add: And something retro -- a Nancy Drew or Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Or maybe The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
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(one tba still) ... picking out kids books):
The Westing Game - I wish I'd read this as a kid. It sounds great!
The City of Ember
The Tale of Despereaux
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective - I loved this series as a kid. ... by Katharine Kerr
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis on audio
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo with my son
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein with my son ...
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Though if asked again in a couple days, my list might change. :) ... Carey
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis on audio
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo with my son ... 6 year old daughter have loved Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox and James and the Giant Peach. And they are LOVING The Tale of Despereaux.
I know, not series, but definitely worth a read! 10. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Not something I would have picked up myself, but Mom loaned it to me, saying she'd really enjoyed it. It was a nice quick read and actually a pretty good story. ... to read YA lit again. I don't have much right now, but what I've read recently, I've enjoyed. My mom just gave me The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, which she recommended. I started that last night. ... Princess Test for example, is based on The Princess and the Pea. I recommend these ones at my library all the time.
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo is a charming, lovely story of a mouse who falls in love with a human princess. It has a lot to say about love, loyalty, and ... 90. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
91. The Problem Child by Michael Buckley
92. Jahanara by Kathryn Lasky
93. Rapunzel, the One with All the Hair by Wendy Mass 24 Visit to William Blake's Inn Nancy Willard
25 Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
26 Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo
27 Holes Louis Sachar
28 The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman
29 The Grey KingSusan Cooper 24 Visit to William Blake's Inn Nancy Willard
25 Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
26 Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo
27 Holes Louis Sachar
28 The Midwife's Apprentice Karen Cushman
29 The Grey KingSusan Cooper 23) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
It's a kids book about a mouse who rescues a princess. I didn't think it was as good as the Redwall books (though I must admit that I am about 20 years beyond its suggested age range), but it was still pretty darn good. I've never read The Tale of Despereaux, but this thread has conviced me I must read it. They are holding it at the library for me. I'll pick it up tomorrow! My "to be read" pile is never going to go away! I actually prefer The Tale of Despereaux to The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, though both were good. DiCamillo is an excellent author for middle-elementary ages. I saw in your profile that you liked The Tale of Despereaux, so on the basis of that I highly recommend the Redwall books by Brian Jacques, Watership Down by Richard Adams, and Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris. I think you'll like them! ... have my all time Favorites which I love to read over and over again!
Here are my three all time Favs:
Inkheart
The Tale Of Despereaux
Everlost
26.
Title: The Tale of Despereaux
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Notes: Awww. What a touching little story. It's a little strange, but still touching. I am feeling melancholy after finishing it. I like it when writers have such a vivid imagination. ... after reading it.
I'm not sure what my next Newbery will be. I'm taking a children's lit class over the summer and Tale of Despereaux is on the reading list. My reluctance to start it has lead me to realize that I don't really like the "animal" themed independent reader books. I'm ... ... to be read to sometimes. Try a YA or juvenile book on audio; I'd recommend the Philip Pullman trilogy, The Thief Lord, Tale of Despereaux or The City of Ember and its sequel. I don't read YA regularly, but occasionally, I find it a wonderful switch. ... non-fiction, classics, Christian.
1 of my favorite picture books: Bark, George
1 of my favorite children's books: Tale of Despereaux
1 of my favorite classics: Brothers Karamazov
1 of my favorite Christian books: The Great Divorce
I'm currently reading The Complete Tales & P ... There is a YA series (YOUNG YA) that is just drop dead funny .. it's called Soup by Robert Newton Peck. Actually it's alot like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. About a young boy who gets into all sorts of trouble. I remember reading these books to my daughters and laughing so hard I ... I'm currently almost finished Vimy by Pierre Berton, which I have really enjoyed, and just started The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo which I picked up today at work and got into it within 20 pages. It's a sweet book, although DiCamillo's references to "reader" and "dear reader" are ... ... and Lone Star Cafe).
Hoping to soon get to Mark Buchanan's Your God is Too Safe, Traveling Light by Max Lucado, The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, and "Book by Book" by Michael Dirda. ... know why I didn't think of this sooner. I'd recommend anything by Kate DiCamillo such as Because of Winn Dixie and The Tale of Despereaux (my favorite). These two would probably work for any age. Tiger Rising is probably better for late elementary age or older.
DiCamillo is one ... ... listened to some wonderful YA and Juveniles audios like: His Dark Materials trilogyby Pullman, The Thief Lord by Funke, Tale of Despereaux by DiCamillo and The City of Ember and its sequel by Jeanne Duprau. All of these I highly recommend (my children are in their 20's, so I've bought ... Yesterday I finally finished Madame Bovary and went straight into something lighter with The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo.
Now I'm 70 pages into The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde and I'm having a hard time putting it down... Courtesy of Target:
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Night by Elie Wiesel
Diverse reading....
I paid the same in US$ as I would have paid in GB£ back in London... ... backwards (with a backtrack to read this year's winner, Criss Cross).
Here's my favorite from each decade:
2000s
Tale of Despereaux
1990s
Maniac Magee
1980s
Jacob Have I Loved
1970s
The Westing Game
1960s
Onion John
1950s
Miracles on Maple Hill
1940s
... ... Creech, she's awesome)
A Year Down Yonder (Richard Peck, pretty awesome, too)
I'm not so keen on
Crispin
The Tale of Despereaux (Because of Winn-Dixie = much better story)
I haven't read all the earlier winners, but Onion John for some reason has stayed with me, and E. ...
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