![]() ![]() Peter's father is about to leave for the frontlines, and while he's away, Peter must live with his grandfather out in the country-and his father makes it clear that there is no place for Pax in Peter's temporary home. Perspectives alternate between the boy and the fox, and readers learn that a terrible war rages in this land. ![]() Set in an intentionally undefined time and place that could very well be a near-future America, the novel opens with a heartbreaking scene of a tame red fox, Pax, being abandoned at the side of the road by his beloved boy, Peter. Pennypacker, author of the exuberant "Clementine" series (Disney-Hyperion) and the charmingly morbid Summer of the Gypsy Moths (HarperCollins, 2012), here displays not only her formidable writing skills and a willingness to stretch her storytelling into increasingly complex narrative forms but also her ability to tackle dark and weighty themes with sensitivity and respect for the child reader. Gr 4–7-A viscerally affecting story of war, loss, and the power of friendship. ![]()
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