The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
Year Published 2003
Word Count 32,375
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 670L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 70401, 5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Awards & Distinctions 5
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Selection, 2004
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