by Kate DiCamillo · tapa dura · ISBN 9783423761611
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«Despereaux - Von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu verlernen» is the children's novel by Kate DiCamillo, published by dtv in hardback, in German.
Despereaux is a mouse with enormous ears who doesn't behave like the others: instead of gnawing books, he reads them, and dreams of being a knight. When he falls in love with Princess Erbse, he is banished to the castle dungeons, where he will find the rats and an adventure that will test his courage.
The original work, The Tale of Despereaux, was published in 2003 and was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2004. This German edition from dtv junior appeared in 2016.
Suitable for children and young people, especially for those who enjoy stories about animals, fantasy and adventure.
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo is an American author of children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), The Magician's Elephant (2009), the Mercy Watson series (2005–2022), and Flora & Ulysses (2013). Her books have sold around 37 million copies. Four have been developed into films and two have been adapted into musical settings. The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses won the Newbery Medal, making DiCamillo one of seven authors to have won two Newbery Medals.
