The mouse with the question mark tail a novel
Set off on an amazing quest with this lovable orphaned mouse. The tiniest mouse in the Royal Mews is such a mystery he doesn't even know his own name! He scampers off on a epic adventure in and around Buckingham Palace with a plan to seek the advice of Queen Victoria. The exhilarating journey t...
| Main Author: | Peck, Richard, 1934- |
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| Other Authors: | Murphy, Kelly, 1977- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Downloads eBook Books eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2013.
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| Series: |
Secrets at Sea.
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
Set off on an amazing quest with this lovable orphaned mouse. The tiniest mouse in the Royal Mews is such a mystery he doesn't even know his own name! He scampers off on a epic adventure in and around Buckingham Palace with a plan to seek the advice of Queen Victoria. The exhilarating journey takes him to strange and wonderful places, but will it help him discover who he is and where he came from? This delightful follow-up to the acclaimed Secrets at Sea from Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck is full of laughs, surprises and excitement. "This clever yarn should delight fans of animal adventure stories." -- Booklist, starred review "Readers will gleefully suspend disbelief as they trace Mouse Minor's exciting journey." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review |
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource |
| Format: |
Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 7828 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB). |
| Audience: |
Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4 MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) 5 |
| ISBN: |
9781101592267 |
| Author Notes: |
He stopped teaching in 1971 to write a novel. His first book, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt, was published in 1972 and was adapted as the 1992 film Gas Food Lodging. He wrote more than 40 books for both adults and young adults including Amanda/Miranda, Those Summer Girls I Never Met, The River Between Us, A Long Way from Chicago, A Season of Gifts, The Teacher's Funeral, Fair Weather, Here Lies the Librarian, On the Wings of Heroes, and The Best Man. A Year down Yonder won the Newbery Medal in 2001 and Are You in the House Alone? won an Edgar Award. The Ghost Belonged to Me was adapted into the film Child of Glass. He received the MAE Award in 1990 and the National Humanities Medal in 2002. He died following a long battle with cancer on May 23, 2018 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) |