The Mouse With The Question Mark Tail (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Richard Peck invites his older, still young readers on a journey of the self-discovery of a mouse in England. The mouse does not have any real family and does not even have a proper name. The whimsical or fanciful language as well as the snappy dialogue between the characters will keep children interested in the story and want to follow the text to solve the mystery. It is an excellent read for children in their independent reading time as they explore through the book trying to make connections, inferences, and deepen the text's meaning. After reading Secrets at Sea I was eager to read more of Richard Peck's work. A quarter of a way into the book I wanted to put it down but kept reading in hope it would get exciting. The beginning promised self discovery, bravery, and adventure.The characters we encounter didn't seem necessary to our protagonist's journey, with exception of the Queen and Aunt Marigold. The story lack excitement, which I was expecting. The entire story felt like learning about the society and importance of mice, than our protagonist's adventure.I was expecting this mouse to come across some inspirational characters with advice for him, and (or) notorious characters that push our mouse to discover his true self. I was very disappointed. Our protagonist needs a companion. While reading this book I kept remembering The Tale Of Despereaux which also involves a mouse and royalty. I wanted this book to be a better or equally the same adventure filled excitement, but found myself wanting to stop reading. Overall this book was ok but it could have been better.
What do You think about The Mouse With The Question Mark Tail (2013)?
I can think of some students who would like the story but it wasn't particularly great.
—kitchen1996
Cute. "Every time a human walks out of a room,something with more feet walks in."
—zack
