TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Matt AU - Tilton,David(illustrator) . TI - The tale of Despereaux: the graphic novel SN - 9780763643126 AV - PZ7.7.S643 Tal 2008 U1 - 741.5/973 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Somerville, MA. PB - Candlewick Press KW - Mice KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Comic books, strips, etc KW - Fiction KW - Adventure and adventurers KW - Graphic novels KW - Fairy tales KW - sears KW - lcgft N1 - Based on the book by Kate DiCamillo and on the motion picture screenplay; Z ; 1008; Lexile ; Z ; Raz-Plus N2 - "Despereaux, a mouse, meets and falls in love with a princess, gets banished to the dungeon (from which no mouse has ever returned!), and is captured by a pack of hungry rats. Despereaux barely escapes with his life, but he honors his quest to act as a knight would--with bravery and courage in the face of danger." -- Back cover ER -