Pax
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- Author：Sara Pennypacker
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Summary
National Book Award Longlist *
New York Times
Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year
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。 。 。 。
Plus， don't miss Here in the Real World， Sarah Pennypacker's next gorgeous and heartfelt middle grade novel， coming in 2020！
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。 。 。 。
Plus， don't miss Here in the Real World， Sarah Pennypacker's next gorgeous and heartfelt middle grade novel， coming in 2020！
Reviews
Nikki
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3。5 stars - this was a very beautiful story in a lot of ways， I preferred the fox’s story… but I’m confused about who the intended audience is。 it’s categorized as “middle grade” & I think it’s language is appropriate for that level， but the subject matter is so， so heavy， in several ways - war， abandonment， a dead parent， an emotionally abusive parent， death & even some light gore。 it’s hard to imagine a child reading & enjoying this independently。
hlotilda
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This book was amazing！ Super emotional。 I cried almost the half of the book
Nadia Choszczyk
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a beautiful story about the friendship between a fox and a man。 ideal for children and adults。 modern classics tailored to the Little Prince。
Zoe Anastasia
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Such a sweet story about a boy and his fox， as well as the negative affects of war。
Jessica Kelley
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A book that was purchased for my kiddo， although she hasn't read it yet。 My husband read it， though， and really enjoyed it - so I read it too。 I thought it was good but not amazing。 A book that was purchased for my kiddo， although she hasn't read it yet。 My husband read it， though， and really enjoyed it - so I read it too。 I thought it was good but not amazing。 。。。more
Anita Gāga
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Lai arī grāmata ierindota vecuma grupā 9+ gadi， manuprāt， tā vairāk ir piemērota tieši vecākiem， jo reti kurš bērns saskatītu darbā iestrādāto motīvu par patības meklējumiem， par terapeitiskajām attiecībām， kas parādās starp Volu un Pīteru。 Kopumā darba emocionālais fons ir visai pelēcīgs， parādās kara motīvi， bet tai pat laikā to caurstrāvo īstas draudzības atainojums， kas valda starp zēnu un lapsēnu， kurš， pēc zēna mātes nāves， kļuvis par viņa tuvāko "cilvēku"。 Viens no citātiem， kas spilgti i Lai arī grāmata ierindota vecuma grupā 9+ gadi， manuprāt， tā vairāk ir piemērota tieši vecākiem， jo reti kurš bērns saskatītu darbā iestrādāto motīvu par patības meklējumiem， par terapeitiskajām attiecībām， kas parādās starp Volu un Pīteru。 Kopumā darba emocionālais fons ir visai pelēcīgs， parādās kara motīvi， bet tai pat laikā to caurstrāvo īstas draudzības atainojums， kas valda starp zēnu un lapsēnu， kurš， pēc zēna mātes nāves， kļuvis par viņa tuvāko "cilvēku"。 Viens no citātiem， kas spilgti iespiedies atmiņā， ir Volas teiktais: "Kad beidzu dienēt， nevarēju atcerēties nevienu patiesību par sevi。 To cilvēkiem nodara militārā apmācība。 Tur viņi no neatkarīgām būtnēm kļūst par mīcāmu mīklu， kas pielāgojams lielajai sistēmai。" Militāro apācību lietā varētu būt arī cits ārējais spiediens， kā rezultātā cilvēks parastais kļūst vienkārši par izejmateriālu。 Kopsavilkums - viena no pēdējā laika labākajām grāmatām。 。。。more
Kuba
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Arcydzieło！ Tak przerażająco dobra książka， z samymi smaczkami。 Niczego nie można się spodziewać。 Zakończenie totalnie mnie nie satysfakcjonuje， ale wiem że tak powinno być i tak jest dobrze。 Polecam z całego serca。 Bardziej do płaczu niż do rozrywki。 5+
Carrie G
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***MAYBE SPOILER*** This book was not nearly as sad as I expected it to be。 But I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing。 Was it just poorly written so that we， as readers， were not invested enough by the end to care， or was it so well written that we knew the ending was the right one？ I don't know。 But I went into this book expecting to sob。。。 and I didn't。 ***I'm a little unsure how I feel about this book。 I gave it 4 stars， so I must have really liked it。 Right？ Yes， I mostly did。 ***MAYBE SPOILER*** This book was not nearly as sad as I expected it to be。 But I can't decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing。 Was it just poorly written so that we， as readers， were not invested enough by the end to care， or was it so well written that we knew the ending was the right one？ I don't know。 But I went into this book expecting to sob。。。 and I didn't。 ***I'm a little unsure how I feel about this book。 I gave it 4 stars， so I must have really liked it。 Right？ Yes， I mostly did。 I LOVED Pax's chapters。 I liked the character of Vola and how she and Peter helped each other。 I appreciated that this book was about a fox instead of a dog - something different。 However， many of the things Peter did - especially traveling so far， so quickly， while severely injured - were just SO implausible that it almost pushed the book into the realm of fantasy for me。 And this book has some VERY graphic moments， especially for a middle grades book。 I read this aloud to my husband while we were driving。 He teaches 4th grade， and he said he absolutely *could not* read the book as is to his students。 I teach HS， so what exactly 4th/5th graders can handle is a little out of my wheelhouse， but I was shocked by the depictions of animal deaths/maimings that happened on page。Regardless， after I read the last page and closed the book， I have to say that I enjoyed the experience。 。。。more
April
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I wanted to like this book more。 It just felt too shallow and the ending too abrupt。
Tra-Kay
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This book is very clearly written and follows all of the "boy and his dog" rules， along with a few thought-provoking or emotional scenes， but it doesn't go anywhere beyond that。 It's a serviceable installment in the genre。 I enjoyed it because I love books about animals and wilderness survival and grizzled ol' vets， but that doesn't mean the writer did anything special。 This book is very clearly written and follows all of the "boy and his dog" rules， along with a few thought-provoking or emotional scenes， but it doesn't go anywhere beyond that。 It's a serviceable installment in the genre。 I enjoyed it because I love books about animals and wilderness survival and grizzled ol' vets， but that doesn't mean the writer did anything special。 。。。more
Kelly Coffman
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Peter and Pax are a boy and his dog， or more like a boy and his fox。 They have been together since Pax was a kit。 War comes to the area and Peter's dad has to leave with the military。 Peter is sent to his grandfather's to live while Peter's father is away。 Pax is not allowed to go and is set free in nature to live。 Peter feels lost without Pax and goes on a journey to find him。 Along the way， he learns some hard life-lessons。 Will Pax and Peter reunite？ What do I say about this book？ It's a beau Peter and Pax are a boy and his dog， or more like a boy and his fox。 They have been together since Pax was a kit。 War comes to the area and Peter's dad has to leave with the military。 Peter is sent to his grandfather's to live while Peter's father is away。 Pax is not allowed to go and is set free in nature to live。 Peter feels lost without Pax and goes on a journey to find him。 Along the way， he learns some hard life-lessons。 Will Pax and Peter reunite？ What do I say about this book？ It's a beautiful story of love between a boy and his dog。 It's a coming of age story for both boy and fox。 Beautifully written and vivid setting。 My 4 star review is due to the ending not being where I prefer the ending to be。 Nothing against the author or the story。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Hannah
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This wasn't my kind of book but I feel that a lot of the kids in my class would enjoy it。 It's very dark and sad。 This wasn't my kind of book but I feel that a lot of the kids in my class would enjoy it。 It's very dark and sad。 。。。more
Sofia
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NO LO TERMINÉ :V Lo dejé antes de la mitad， simplemente iba haciéndose lento y algo plano。 Esto es raro de explicar， pero lo sentí muy yanki， como con un estilo demasiado estadounidense， que quizá funciona ahí pero a mí se me quedó corto。 Es muy tierno y todo， muy tranquilo （a pesar de que se desarrolla en contexto de guerra）， pero meh。 Igual y un niño de 12 años lo encuentra bastante bonito。
Wendy Em
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Better than 3 stars but a bit shy of 4。 The story of a boy and his pet fox who become separated and the journey to find one another。 Better than it sounds， and told by the fox， （Pax）， and the boy， （Peter）， in alternating chapters。 Terrific book for tweens。
Laura
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Ending was good but overall ok。
Stephanie
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Brought my The Fox and The Hound emotions roaring back。 Straight up cried tears over this one
Rebecca
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Oof。 Someone gave my son this book。 It's not quite Where the Red Fern Grows but it's a gutpunch of a book， with a lot less resolution than you'd usually expect from a kids' book。 A boy runs away to rescue his pet fox and runs straight into a war zone。 There's a serious amount of character death， catastrophic injury， and philosophical musing。 I think it's also trying a little too hard to be literary。 But there are definitely some gorgeous bits and a mature child will have a lot to think about。 Oof。 Someone gave my son this book。 It's not quite Where the Red Fern Grows but it's a gutpunch of a book， with a lot less resolution than you'd usually expect from a kids' book。 A boy runs away to rescue his pet fox and runs straight into a war zone。 There's a serious amount of character death， catastrophic injury， and philosophical musing。 I think it's also trying a little too hard to be literary。 But there are definitely some gorgeous bits and a mature child will have a lot to think about。 。。。more
Nicole
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This。 Book。 Was。 SO GOOD。The illustrations？ The story？ WOW， amazing。I just love it。
Zuza
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5，5 ⭐ nie spodziewałam się， że ta książka to będzie coś tak pięknego。 nie miałam dużych oczekiwań， w końcu to miała być tylko książka dla dzieci。 tymczasem złamała mi serce swoim końcem。 czuję， że wpadnę przez nią w zastój， ale zdecydowanie było warto
Grace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *sobbing* I JUST REALLY LOVE FOXES OKAY。 4。4 starsPT: environmental books， books about foxes， children’s books （¿）， orange covers WIL1） a bond between a boy and his fox。 I started crying instantly。 2） war-sickness。 I will always love characters describing other cultures from their own POV。 Anthropology but make it fiction！ Also？？ The ripple effect of war as seen by The Innocent？ I want to hug every single person in this story （except maybe not the coyote。 Or maybe-？） 3） fox8: the longer versio *sobbing* I JUST REALLY LOVE FOXES OKAY。 4。4 starsPT: environmental books， books about foxes， children’s books （¿）， orange covers WIL1） a bond between a boy and his fox。 I started crying instantly。 2） war-sickness。 I will always love characters describing other cultures from their own POV。 Anthropology but make it fiction！ Also？？ The ripple effect of war as seen by The Innocent？ I want to hug every single person in this story （except maybe not the coyote。 Or maybe-？） 3） fox8: the longer version with emotions for a whole different reason。 （See “I JUST REALLY LOVE FOXES OKAY”） 4） Vola and Bristle and parallels abound。 Peter and Pax are the SAME and their parallel narratives are incredible。 Sara why have you done this to me I WASNT READY。 WIDL1） N O。 N O NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO。 THATS NOT HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO END。 I DO NOT ACCEPT。 NO。 NO。 WHAT THE HE C K PETER。 DNKJXOOKOQZ。 Yea yea “if you love someone let them go” or whatever but NO。 YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER。 Peter， you just gotta live in the woods now with them。 Or bring them all back home or something。 PAX IS PART OF YOUR FOUND FAMILY PETER THIS IS ILLEGAL YOU CANT JUST G O ZKKDKWJDJW。 。。。more
James Biser
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This book was an excellent look into the lives of several people and a few foxes。 Right before a young man’s father is about to take part in a local series of battles， he takes his son to release Pax - the fox raised by the child since he was a small kit。The son realizes that he must find pax and bring him home。 He rakes on every challenge to make it happen。 Pax also learns how to live in a world of wild foxes and danger。
Nikki
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Very sad。 I felt the storyline was a little under developed。The impact of war was a strong message that was threaded throughout but It bothered me that I couldn't place the era。 Very sad。 I felt the storyline was a little under developed。The impact of war was a strong message that was threaded throughout but It bothered me that I couldn't place the era。 。。。more
Leslie
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Just like Fox and the Hound。。。 a hard but beautiful growing up story。
Michelle
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Tror jag har hittat mig en ny favoritförfattare。 Så underbart fin på alla sätt och vis。 Läs！
Lela Roby
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Boy and pet fox--aptly called "Pax" in a time of war--are separated， both longing to be reunited。 A charming story of determination and drive， and of becoming mature and independent Boy and pet fox--aptly called "Pax" in a time of war--are separated， both longing to be reunited。 A charming story of determination and drive， and of becoming mature and independent 。。。more
Jennifer Worrell
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I was so invested in the characters， I couldn't put this book down。 There's so much depth and richness to this story， it's unlike any of its kind， making it a great one for adults as well as kids。 Though I expected the ending， a greater meaning lay beneath it， giving the reader something more to think about。 I didn't want to let this one go， and was sad coming here to make a review。 But then I noticed the #1。 WAIT。。。there's a SEQUEL？！ Hot diggity！ I don't have to say goodbye just yet。 I was so invested in the characters， I couldn't put this book down。 There's so much depth and richness to this story， it's unlike any of its kind， making it a great one for adults as well as kids。 Though I expected the ending， a greater meaning lay beneath it， giving the reader something more to think about。 I didn't want to let this one go， and was sad coming here to make a review。 But then I noticed the #1。 WAIT。。。there's a SEQUEL？！ Hot diggity！ I don't have to say goodbye just yet。 。。。more
Aija
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3，5*
Josh
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Long journey with some excitement and heartfelt moments wedged between glacial chapters。 Pax could stand to shed 10ish chapters。 Still worth a read， but not recommended for very young children due to some violent moments。
Recenzje_oli
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Trochę mniej niż 4， bo momentami książka mi się dłużyła， ale historia piękna。
Sasha
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Told in chapters that alternate the perspective between Peter and his fox， Pax。 Malcolm much preferred the Pax chapters。 Deep themes with a timeless setting。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Pax
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Pax&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Pax&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0