The first book I have chosen to read and analyze is The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, who was also the author of Because of Winn-Dixie. I originally was going to begin with Brisinger but upon finding that I won’t be getting that book until my brithday on the 10th of November, I decided that Despereaux would be relatively short and easy to begin with.
The Tale Of Despereaux is the story of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling who loves “music, stories and a princess named Pea”. Other characters include Roscuro the rat and Miggery Sow the servant girl. I will be taking notes on all of the characters, but, as this is my second time reading this book, I am going to pay a little closer attention to Miggery and Roscuro specifically.
Despereaux 52 short chapters, filling up 268 pages. In order to finish this book by November 10th, my goal is to read 4 chapters or 22 pages each day. The first update will come on Monday, November 3rd.
xx Erin
