Pax
Pax
By Sara Pennypacker and Illustrated by Jon Klassen
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New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Longlist
Finally in paperback! This handsome edition features French flaps.
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. . . .
Pax is a wonderful choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups.
Plus, don't miss Pax, Journey Home, the sequel to the award-winning and modern classic Pax.
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About the contributor(s)
About the contributor(s)
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, MA, and Florida.
Jon Klassen grew up in Niagara Falls, Canada, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of several books, including I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, for which he won the Caldecott Medal. Two of his picture books have been named Caldecott Honor books: Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and Extra Yarn (winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award), both by Mac Barnett.
Book details
Book details
ISBN: 9780062377029
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Date published:
Page count: 304
Categories, genres & themes: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Foxes, Juvenile Fiction / Science & Nature / Environment, Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Boys & Men, Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Adolescence & Coming of Age, and Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Runaways
Ages: 8 to 12