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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
3.0

This began as a read-aloud with Molly... it got a little dark for her taste. I think she'll be ready for it in another year or two. I finished on my own and I appreciated that the author didn't dumb things down for the elementary audience - showing kids that she trusts they are smart enough to learn big vocab and to handle dark situations, with the end of course being love and bravery triumphing evil, light shining in dark places. :-)