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Violence
Barely any
The violence of a war in the background; a character is injured; animal predation
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The grief of separation; the danger of both the war and the wild; the emotional precision of the ending
What this book is about
Peter has raised Pax from a kit. When his father is called up in a war, Peter is sent to live with his grandfather and must release Pax at the side of a road. Two hundred and forty miles lie between them. Pennypacker's novel alternates between Peter's journey on foot to find his fox and Pax's survival in the wild. One of the most emotionally precise middle-grade novels of recent years, it takes both its young protagonist and its animal character seriously as individual beings.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
A war in the background with real consequences
Grief of separation between boy and fox
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