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“I’m home!” yells Drake.

“Where were you?” Zoey questions. “Cryst said he saw you with “a hot redhead, chestnut-skin girl.” What’s her name?”

Drake turns bright pink and Topaz blurts, “Her name is Aleea!”

“You can talk even better!” says Zoey, surprised.

“Uh, yeah!” Topaz says, and then bursts out laughing.

“Well I’m glad.”

This is the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish. These characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and ultimately, into each other’s lives.

And what happens then?

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“Where have you been?!” Drake’s mother asks him.

“This girl was shoved in a trunk and I went to go help her. The guy tried to shoot me but missed, hit a pole and it bounced off and hit him in the head,” Drake told her.

“You did WHAT!! You are grounded! Never do that again.”

“Come on! Oh well. Come on, Topaz!”

He was asleep before he even touched the pillow.

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Drake went from class to class to have everyone talking to him, only to stop when Topaz blew smoke. Everyone watched Topaz fly Drake’s Social Studies test to the teacher. The teacher just stared at Topaz a then said thank you. Topaz then went your welcome and the whole room gasped. Topaz casually flew back to Drake and crawled into his pocket.