num_pages: 240
description: As the only surviving mouse of the litter, Despereaux was always considered the loser, the runt, so naturally, he falls in love with a princess named Pea. The story also tells of a mouse called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness but wishes for light, and Miggery Sow, a serving girl who wants one wish. They set off on a journey that will end them up in a terrible dungeon, a wonderful castle, and of course, with each other. 
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Despereaux
titlecomplete: Despereaux (Spanish Edition)
characters: Chiaroscuro, Princess Pea, Despereaux Tilling, Miggery Sow
genres: Middle Grade, Chapter Books, Animals, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 193421
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Kentucky Bluegrass Award
category: 3-5, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Garden State Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Land of Enchantment Book Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Blue Hen Book Award
category: Chapter Book, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Maine Student Book Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Mitten Award
category: Honor Book, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Golden Archer Award
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Indian Paintbrush Book Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
category: Junior, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Kinderbuch, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: New Mexico Land of Enchantment Award
category: Young Adult, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
category: Children's, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Noguer Ediciones