Title The mouse with the question mark tail / a novel by Richard Peck ; illustrated by Kelly Murphy.

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail is a sweet tale of finding one’s purpose in life. This story, which is set in merry Old England, shares the old mouse adage that "For every human on earth, there is a mouse doing the same job, and doing it better." Our hero, a small mouse with a question mark tail and a big sense of adventure, decides to take destiny into his own paws while he risks it all on finding out who he is and who he’s supposed to become. Ages 8-12 dld

Little "Mouse Minor" has a unique tail and many unique adventures as he searches for his background and his future. Can Queen Victoria possibly know the identity and fate of this tiny creature? - or is she afraid of mice? It's a question that the mouse with the question mark tail will discover. (cmm)