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    <title>tale of Despereaux</title>
    <subTitle>being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread</subTitle>
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    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2013</dateIssued>
    <edition>Exclusive collectors' edition.</edition>
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    <extent>296 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm</extent>
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  <abstract>The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin. Includes Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal acceptance speech, Q&amp;A with Kate DiCamillo, and Q&amp;A with Timothy Basil Ering.</abstract>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering.</note>
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