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Pax: A Moving and Compelling Fox Story About Love, War, and a Journey to Find Home Again (Pax, 3)
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National Book Award Longlist * New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year
From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come.
Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild.
At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox.
Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . .
- Reading age8+ years, from customers
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.05 x 7.75 inches
- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication dateFebruary 2, 2016
- ISBN-100062377019
- ISBN-13978-0062377012
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Introducing PAX!
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“Searingly honest and heartbreakingly lovely, Pax is, quite simply, a masterpiece.” - Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan
“A sweeping and enchanting wartime story of trust, loyalty, betrayal, and the love of a boy for the fox he’s raised since he was a kit. A master storyteller, Pennypacker leads the reader along a path of shifting hopes to the story’s heart-wrenching conclusion.” - Ann M. Martin, Newbery Honoree, author of Rain Reign
“Moving and poetic.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Pennypacker’s expert, evenhanded storytelling reveals stunning depth in a relatively small package.” - Booklist (starred review)
“An emotional, thought-provoking story of conflict, loyalty, and love.” - The Horn Book
“A book that is as much about dealing with loss as it is about how people change and affect the world around them.”An Entertainment Weekly Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 - Entertainment Weekly
“Both boy and fox experience the kindness of others even with the backdrop of imminent war.” Recommended 2016 Holiday Gift for Tween Readers - Brightly
“In an exceptionally powerful, if grim story, Pennypacker does a remarkable job of conveying the gritty perspective of a sheltered animal that must instantly learn to live in the wild.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A startling work of fiction that should be read-and discussed-by children and adults alike.” - School Library Journal (starred review)
“Pax the book is like Pax the fox: half wild and wholly beautiful.” - New York Times Book Review
“Sometimes an author steps aside from a popular series to break new ground, as evidenced in this arresting novel, at once a wilderness adventure about survival and a philosophical foray into big questions.” - San Francisco Chronicle
“Pax is set in an unspecified time and place so that the details of the war are unimportant. What is prime is the graceful but haunting story of boy and fox―their relationship set against man-made chaos.” - Columbus Dispatch
“Pennypacker’s elegant language and insight into human nature spin a fable extolling empathy above all. By the novel’s poignant ending, Pennypacker has gently made the case that all of us should aspire to that view—children and adults alike.” - Time magazine
About the Author
Sara Pennypacker is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pax and Pax, Journey Home; the award-winning Clementine series and its spinoff series, Waylon; and the acclaimed novels Summer of the Gypsy Moths and Here in the Real World. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. You can visit her online at sarapennypacker.com.
Jon Klassen is a Canadian-born author-illustrator. His books include I Want My Hat Back; This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal; We Found a Hat; and The Skull. Jon is also the illustrator of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and The Dark by Lemony Snicket, among many others. He is a recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and a Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to children’s literature. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.
Product details
- Publisher : HarperCollins
- Publication date : February 2, 2016
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0062377019
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062377012
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Reading age : 8+ years, from customers
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.05 x 7.75 inches
- Book 1 of 2 : Pax
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Best Sellers Rank: #45,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author

Sara Pennypacker was a painter before becoming a writer, and has two absolutely fabulous children who are now grown. She has written twenty-seven children's books including The Lions' Run, Pax (illustrated by Jon Klassen), Leeva at Last, Here In The Real World, Summer of the Gypsy Moths, the Clementine and Waylan series (both illustrated by Marla Frazee); Stuart's Cape and Stuart Goes to School (both illustrated by Martin Matje), Meet the Dullards (illustrated by Daniel Salmieri), and others. Sara splits her time between Massachusetts and California.
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