Bibliograph

Pax, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen

Type

Label

Pax, Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10-14

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Pax

Oclc number

910530646

Responsibility statement

Sara Pennypacker ; illustrated by Jon Klassen

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, 5.3, 8.0, 179541.Reading Counts, 3-5, 5.6, 13.Accelerated Reader, MG, 5.3, 8.0, 179541.AR, 5.3, 8.0.Accelerated Reader AR, 5.3, 8.0, 179541., MCPL

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisherPax 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 dust jacket

Target audience

pre adolescent

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