life after life book by kate how many pages

Gregory gives her a handkerchief, Despereaux in it, and returns to the castle. Mig's main job is to go down to the dungeons to deliver Gregory the jailer his meal and, while there, she meets Roscuro and confesses to him that her greatest wish is to become a princess. In the castle, she gains a lot of weight. Mig is then sent to work in the castle by the King's soldiers, who tell 'Uncle' that no human being is allowed to own another. Mig decides, upon seeing the princess pass by on a horse, that she wants to be a princess. Uncle often clouts Mig's ears, leaving her partially deaf. Afterward, Mig is sold to work by her father for some cigarettes, a hen, and a red tablecloth to a man Mig calls Uncle. A six-year-old girl named Miggery 'Mig' Sow witnesses the death of her ill mother. Many years before Despereaux and Roscuro were born. The king, upset, banned the use of spoons, soup, bowls, and rats.īook III: The Tale of Miggery Sow Roscuro, angry, desired revenge against the princess. The princess, now hostile to Roscuro, ordered him to leave. However, he fell into the queen's soup, and the queen, whose habit was to state the obvious, said, 'There's a rat in my soup,' before dying. He climbed onto a chandelier, above a banquet. When Despereaux goes into the dungeon, he meets Gregory, the jailer, who saves him because Despereaux tells him a nice story.īook II centers around a rat named Roscuro who loved the light and was less vicious and cunning than the other rats. The mouse council orders Despereaux to be sent to the dungeon to die, because talking to a human is forbidden. Lester calls the mouse council as Furlough goes to collect Despereaux. Furlough Tilling, Despereaux's brother, sees this, and tells his father, Lester. The king leads the mouse away because mice are related to rats, who were outlawed some years ago. He sits at the king's feet to hear the music, falls in love with the princess, and speaks to her. He follows the sound, which leads him to Princess Pea and King Philip. One day while reading, he hears music that sounds like honey. Despereaux, unlike other mice, spends much time reading, and particularly enjoys a book about a knight saving a princess and living happily ever after. Plot Ī noble mouse named Despereaux saves a princess named Princess Pea.Ī small, sickly mouse named Despereaux Tilling is born in a castle with his eyes open (most mice are born blind). In 2012 it was ranked number 51 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal – the second of three books by DiCamillo in the Top 100. Teachers also made it a summer reading project. National Education Association listed the book as one of its 'Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children', based on an online poll.

Life after life book by kate how many pages