Pax
Pennypacker, Sara 1951-
Pax Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen - New York, NY Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016 - 276, 9 p. ill. - Pax 1 .
Lexile : 760L
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back. 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 ... From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the essential truths that define us and the devastating costs of war. Pax is destined to become a beloved classic. -- from inside cover.
9780062377029 $315
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
[Fic]
Pax Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen - New York, NY Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016 - 276, 9 p. ill. - Pax 1 .
Lexile : 760L
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back. 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 ... From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the essential truths that define us and the devastating costs of war. Pax is destined to become a beloved classic. -- from inside cover.
9780062377029 $315
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
[Fic]