Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

Pax / Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen. - First edition. - 276 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

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 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.

Ages 8-12.

9780062377012 0062377019

2015015400


Foxes as pets--Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile fiction.
Children of military personnel--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Juvenile fiction.
Mothers--Death--Juvenile fiction.
Runaway children--Juvenile fiction.
Women hermits--Juvenile fiction.
Women veterans--Juvenile fiction.
Foxes as pets--Fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Fiction.

JUV PZ 7 .P3856 / Pax 2016