
$18.23
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
17 December 2017
Summary
Pax: A Journey Home
The moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Now available in Paperback!
Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by ‘his boy’, Peter. Now the country is at war and when his father enlists, Peter has no choice but to move in with his grandfather. Far worse than leaving home is the fact that he has to leav…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780008158286 |
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ISBN-10: | 0008158282 |
Author: | Sara Pennypacker, Jon Klassen |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Imprint: | HarperCollins |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 288 |
Release Date: | 17 December 2017 |
Weight: | 240g |
Dimensions: | 197mm x 140mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
‘Pax the book is like Pax the fox: half wild and wholly beautiful.’ New York Times
‘A heart wrenching masterpiece about the relationship between a boy and his fox’ The Guardian
‘A touching story about a boy and his pet, as well as a depiction of the devastating and often unseen consequences of war’ Book Trust
‘A beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox.’ Sainsbury’s Entertainment
‘Every moment in the graceful, fluid narrative is believable … Moving and poetic.’ Kirkus
About The Author
Sara Pennypacker
Sara Pennypacker thought her parents’ job was to keep life dull when she was a kid. She is very much afraid her own children felt the same way about her. Now that she’s grown up, she is the author of the acclaimed middle grade novel Summer of the Gypsy Moths; the award-winning, New York Times—bestselling Clementine chapter book series; and the picture books Pierre in Love and Sparrow Girl. She divides her time between Cape Cod and Florida.
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